{"id":1610,"date":"2020-08-14T11:26:33","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T11:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/abdomen-and-pelvis\/structures-and-regions\/inguinal-region\/"},"modified":"2022-03-12T20:12:20","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T18:12:20","slug":"inguinal-region","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/abdomen-and-pelvis\/structures-and-regions\/inguinal-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Inguinal region"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class=\"intro\">The inguinal region (sometimes referred to as the groin region) is the triangular area where the anterior abdominal wall joins the upper inner thigh.<\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"808\" src=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/inguinal_region-1024x808.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/inguinal_region-1024x808.png 1024w, https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/inguinal_region-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/inguinal_region-768x606.png 768w, https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/inguinal_region-1536x1213.png 1536w, https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/inguinal_region-2048x1617.png 2048w, https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/inguinal_region.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Figure 1. Inguinal region and inguinal canal.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_1\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title3\">Borders<\/h4>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_1\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The inguinal region spans between one inguinal ligament to the other and is bordered superiorly by an imaginary line connecting the two anterior superior iliac spines.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_2\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title1\">Contents of the inguinal region<\/h2>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_2\">\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Inguinal canal<\/li><li>Inguinal folds<\/li><li>Inguinal fossae<\/li><li>Inguinal triangle<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_3\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title2\">Inguinal canal<\/h3>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_3\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An oblique passage between the abdominal cavity and the subcutaneous tissue, extending from the deep inguinal ring to the superficial inguinal ring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"pure-table\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Superior<\/strong><\/td><td>Transversus abdominis and internal oblique<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Inferior<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Inguinal ligament<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Floor<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Transversalis fascia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Roof<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>External oblique aponeurosis<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption><strong>Table 1. Borders of the inguinal canal<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_4\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title3\">Contents<\/h4>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_4\">\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ductus deferens and gonadal vessels (males)<\/li><li>Round ligament of the uterus (females)<\/li><li>Genitofemoral nerve \u2014 Genital branch<\/li><li>Ilioinguinal nerve<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_5\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title3\">Inguinal rings<\/h4>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_5\">\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Deep inguinal ring<\/strong><ul><li>Located superior to the inguinal ligament, between the anterior superior iliac spine and the pubic symphysis<\/li><li>The&nbsp;<strong>transversalis fascia&nbsp;<\/strong>invests into the ring, forming the&nbsp;<strong>internal spermatic fascia<\/strong>&nbsp;in males, and the&nbsp;<strong>round ligament of the uterus&nbsp;<\/strong>in females<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Superficial inguinal ring<\/strong><ul><li>Located superior to the pubic tubercle<\/li><li>Bordered by the&nbsp;<strong>medial<\/strong>&nbsp;and<strong>&nbsp;lateral crural ligaments<\/strong>, and the&nbsp;<strong>intercrural fibers<\/strong>&nbsp;between them, preventing the ring from opening<\/li><li>The aponeurosis of the external oblique muscle extends towards the emerging spermatic cord, forming the&nbsp;<strong>external spermatic fascia<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_18108\"><a href=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ligs_inguinal.png\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Inguinal region\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ligs_inguinal-600x558.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18108\"\/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Inguinal ligaments and superficial inguinal ring<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_6\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title2\">Inguinal (Hesselbach\u2019s) Triangle<\/h3>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_6\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The site of&nbsp;<strong>direct inguinal herniation<\/strong>&nbsp;(described below). <\/p>\n\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_7\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title3\">Borders<\/h4>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_7\">\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Medial<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Rectus sheath<\/li><li><strong>Lateral<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Inferior epigastric vessels<\/li><li><strong>Inferior<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Inguinal ligament<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_8\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title2\">Inguinal folds<\/h3>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_8\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The inguinal folds are formed by structures passing on the abdominal wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Lateral inguinal fold<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 Contains the inferior epigastric vessels<\/li><li><strong>Medial inguinal fold<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 Contains the umbilical ligaments \u2014 remnants of the umbilical arteries<\/li><li><strong>Median inguinal fold<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 Contains the remnants of the urachus<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_9\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title2\">Inguinal fossae<\/h3>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_9\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The inguinal fossae are depressions formed between the folds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Lateral inguinal fossa<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 Lateral to the lateral inguinal fold, at the level of the deep inguinal ring<\/li><li><strong>Medial inguinal fossa<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 Between the lateral inguinal and the medial folds, at the level of the superficial inguinal ring<\/li><li><strong>Median inguinal fossa<\/strong>&nbsp;(<strong>supravesical<\/strong>) \u2014 Between the medial and median folds<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_18011\"><a href=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/scheme-inguinal-region.png\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Inguinal region\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/scheme-inguinal-region-600x303.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18011\"\/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Schematic drawing of the inguinal region showing the inguinal canal, folds, fossae, and types of hernia<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_10\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title2\">Neurovasculature<\/h3>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_10\">\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"pure-table\"><tbody><tr><td>Blood supply<\/td><td><strong>Inferior epigastric artery<\/strong><br>Superficial and deep external pudendal artery&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Venous drainage<\/td><td><strong>Inferior epigastric vein<\/strong>&nbsp;into the external iliac vein<br>Superficial and deep external pudendal veins<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Innervation<\/td><td><strong>Iliohypogastric nerve<\/strong><br><strong>Ilioinguinal nerve<\/strong><br><strong>Genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lymphatic drainage<\/td><td>Inferior epigastric and external iliac nodes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption><strong>Table 2. Neurovasculature of the inguinal region<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_11\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title2\">Clinical information<\/h3>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_11\">\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_12\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title3\">Inguinal herniation<\/h4>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_12\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A&nbsp;<strong>herniation&nbsp;<\/strong>(or&nbsp;<strong>hernia<\/strong>, in short) occurs when part of the intestine or other tissue (such as fat) passes through a weak point in the opposing wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the inguinal canal is the weakest part of the anterior abdominal wall, it is a frequent site of herniation, forming an&nbsp;<strong>inguinal herniation<\/strong>. The herniation is often seen and felt as a lump in the inguinal region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are two main types of inguinal hernias: &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Direct herniation<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 Passes through the peritoneum (Hesselbach\u2019s triangle) and into the superficial inguinal ring.<\/li><li><strong>Indirect herniation<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 Passes through the peritoneum into the deep inguinal ring and exists through the spermatic cord.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Differentiating between a direct and an indirect hernia is often difficult. Some techniques and features can be used during physical examination to differentiate the two types (with varying degrees of accuracy): <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A hernia that descends into the scrotum is almost always indirect.<\/li><li>If the hernia reduces\/disappears when the patient lies down, the hernia is probably direct.<\/li><li>Based on the relation to the inferior epigastric vessels: if we can feel a pulse medially to the hernia, it means that the herniation is probably indirect (although it can <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In most patients, however, the specific type cannot be accurately diagnosed; in addition, most of them must be surgically repaired, no matter the type, therefore, diagnosing the exact type of inguinal herniation is of little clinical significance.<\/p>\n<\/span><div id=\"the_titles\" style=\"display:none;\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Borders<\/h4><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contents of the inguinal region<\/h2><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inguinal canal<\/h3><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contents<\/h4><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inguinal rings<\/h4><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inguinal (Hesselbach\u2019s) Triangle<\/h3><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Borders<\/h4><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inguinal folds<\/h3><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inguinal fossae<\/h3><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Neurovasculature<\/h3><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clinical information<\/h3><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inguinal herniation<\/h4><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Borders The inguinal region spans between one inguinal ligament to the other and is bordered superiorly by an imaginary line connecting the two anterior superior iliac spines. Contents of the inguinal region Inguinal canal Inguinal folds Inguinal fossae Inguinal triangle Inguinal canal An oblique passage between the abdominal cavity and the subcutaneous tissue, extending from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1605,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1610","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Inguinal region &#8211; Meddists<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/abdomen-and-pelvis\/structures-and-regions\/inguinal-region\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/meddists.com\\\/learn\\\/pre-clinical\\\/anatomy\\\/abdomen-and-pelvis\\\/structures-and-regions\\\/inguinal-region\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/meddists.com\\\/learn\\\/pre-clinical\\\/anatomy\\\/abdomen-and-pelvis\\\/structures-and-regions\\\/inguinal-region\\\/\",\"name\":\"Inguinal region &#8211; Meddists\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/meddists.com\\\/learn\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/meddists.com\\\/learn\\\/pre-clinical\\\/anatomy\\\/abdomen-and-pelvis\\\/structures-and-regions\\\/inguinal-region\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/meddists.com\\\/learn\\\/pre-clinical\\\/anatomy\\\/abdomen-and-pelvis\\\/structures-and-regions\\\/inguinal-region\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/meddists.com\\\/learn\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/inguinal_region-1024x808.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-08-14T11:26:33+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-03-12T18:12:20+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/meddists.com\\\/learn\\\/pre-clinical\\\/anatomy\\\/abdomen-and-pelvis\\\/structures-and-regions\\\/inguinal-region\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/meddists.com\\\/learn\\\/pre-clinical\\\/anatomy\\\/abdomen-and-pelvis\\\/structures-and-regions\\\/inguinal-region\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/meddists.com\\\/learn\\\/pre-clinical\\\/anatomy\\\/abdomen-and-pelvis\\\/structures-and-regions\\\/inguinal-region\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/meddists.com\\\/learn\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/inguinal_region.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/meddists.com\\\/learn\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/inguinal_region.png\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":1263,\"caption\":\"Figure 1. 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