Anatomical description of the parts concerned in inguinal and femoral hernia / Jules Cloquet ; Translated from the French, with lithographic plates form the original etchings, and a few additional explanatory notes. By Andrew Melville McWhinnie.

  • Cloquet, Jules, 1790-1883
Date:
1835
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Credit: Anatomical description of the parts concerned in inguinal and femoral hernia / Jules Cloquet ; Translated from the French, with lithographic plates form the original etchings, and a few additional explanatory notes. By Andrew Melville McWhinnie. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PLATE III. View of the Inguinal Region on the right side. A. Rectus abdominis. B. Pyramidal is. C. Tendon of the rectus. D. Portion of the fascia transversalis. E. Aponeurosis of the external oblique muscle. F. Another portion of the fascia transversalis. G. External iliac artery and vein. HH. Femoral artery. II. Femoral vein. K. Vena saphena uniting with the femoral vein. L. Epigastric artery. The vein has been divided. MM. Spermatic vessels. N. Vas deferens, forming an angle at its union with the blood vessels of the testis. O. Part of the proper sheath of the spermatic cord. P. Spine of the pubes, giving insertion to the external or inferior column of the inguinal ring. Q. Superior aperture of the crural canal. R. Lower border of the aponeurosis of the external oblique forming the crural arch. S. Superficial layer of the fascia lata detached from the crural arch, and reflected in order to exhibit the deep layer of the same aponeurosis, the crural canal and the femoral vessels. T. Deep layer of the fascia lata forming the posterior wall of the crural canal. V. The same layer fixed to the crista and superior border of the pubes. U. Gimbernat’s ligament. W. Sartorius muscle. Y. Semi-lunar edge, which forms the lower boundary of the inferior aper- ture of the crural canal. Z. Fascia lata covering the sartorius muscle.