Reflected ligament

The reflected inguinal ligament (triangular fascia) is a layer of tendinous fibers of a triangular shape, formed by an expansion from the lacunar ligament and the inferior crus of the subcutaneous inguinal ring.

Reflected inguinal ligament
The cremaster. (Reflected inguinal lig. labeled at bottom right.)
Details
Identifiers
Latin	ligamentum inguinale reflexum, ligamentum reflexum
TA98	A04.5.01.012
TA2	2368
FMA	20187
Anatomical terminology

It passes medialward behind the spermatic cord, and expands into a somewhat fan-shaped band, lying behind the superior crus of the subcutaneous inguinal ring, and in front of the inguinal aponeurotic falx, and interlaces with the ligament of the other side of the linea alba.

See also

• inguinal ligament

Additional images

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  Anterior abdominal wall. Intermediate dissection. Anterior view

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 412 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)