Preferred Name

inguinal ligament

Synonyms

fallopian ligament

Poupart's ligament

Vesalius' ligament

Definitions

A band running from the pubic tubercle to the anterior superior iliac spine. Its anatomy is very important for operating on hernia patients. It forms the base of the inguinal canal through which an indirect inguinal hernia may develop. The inguinal ligament runs from the anterior superior iliac spine of the ilium to the pubic tubercle of the pubic bone. It is formed by the external abdominal oblique aponeurosis and is continuous with the fascia lata of the thigh.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006204

database_cross_reference

SCTID:361900000

Wikipedia:Inguinal_ligament

FMA:19855

definition

A band running from the pubic tubercle to the anterior superior iliac spine. Its anatomy is very important for operating on hernia patients. It forms the base of the inguinal canal through which an indirect inguinal hernia may develop. The inguinal ligament runs from the anterior superior iliac spine of the ilium to the pubic tubercle of the pubic bone. It is formed by the external abdominal oblique aponeurosis and is continuous with the fascia lata of the thigh.

has exact synonym

fallopian ligament

Poupart's ligament

Vesalius' ligament

has_obo_namespace

uberon

id

UBERON:0006204

label

inguinal ligament

notation

UBERON:0006204

part_of

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005442

prefLabel

inguinal ligament

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005442

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000211

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005172

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