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Body Regions > Torso > Abdomen > Inguinal Canal

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Inguinal Canal  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The tunnel in the lower anterior ABDOMINAL WALL through which the SPERMATIC CORD, in the male; ROUND LIGAMENT, in the female; nerves; and vessels pass. Its internal end is at the deep inguinal ring and its external end is at the superficial inguinal ring.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-F886C5VV-D

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