Anatomy

Inguinal Canal

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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Abstract

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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7 entry terms
  • Canal, Inguinal
  • Canals, Inguinal
  • Inguinal Canals
  • Inguinal Ring
  • Inguinal Rings
  • Ring, Inguinal
  • Rings, Inguinal

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16 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, diagnostic imaging, embryology, growth & development, injuries, innervation, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

internal canal only: do not confuse with GROIN, external only

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  1. A01.923w.047w.412w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Inguinal Canal. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007264. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007264
  2. Inguinal Canal. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inguinal_canal
  3. Inguinal Canal. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q912422