Superficial fasciaFatty layer(Camper's fascia)Membranous layer(Scarpa's fascia)SkinPubic symphysisPenisDartos fasciaScrotumInguinal ligamentAponeurosis of external obliqueFascia lata of thigh
Fig. 4.26 Continuity of membranous layer of superficial fascia into other areas.
Continuity with superficialpenile fasciaContinuity withdartos fasciaExternal oblique muscleand aponeurosisMembranous layer ofsuperficial fascia (Scarpa's fascia)Attachment to fascia lataSuperficial perinealfascia (Colles' fascia)Attachment toischiopubic rami
Fig. 4.27 External oblique muscle and its aponeurosis.
Linea albaLatissimus dorsi muscleExternal oblique muscleAbdominal part ofpectoralis major muscleAponeurosis of external obliqueInguinal ligamentAnterior superior iliac spine
Fig. 4.28 Ligaments formed from the external oblique aponeurosis.
Fig. 4.29 Ligaments of the inguinal region.
Fig. 4.30 Internal oblique muscle and its aponeurosis.
External oblique muscleRib XInternal oblique muscleand aponeurosisLinea albaExternal oblique muscleAponeurosis of external obliqueAnterior superior iliac spine
Fig. 4.31 Transversus abdominis muscle and its aponeurosis.
External oblique muscleRib XTransversus abdominismuscle and aponeurosisLinea albaExternal oblique muscleAponeurosis of internal obliqueAponeurosis of external obliqueAnterior superior iliac spine
Fig. 4.32 Rectus abdominis and pyramidalis muscles.
External oblique musclePosterior wall of rectus sheathRectus abdominis muscleTendinous intersectionInternal oblique muscle Arcuate lineTransversalis fasciaLinea albaPyramidalis muscle
Fig. 4.33 Organization of the rectus sheath. A. Transverse section through the upper three-quarters of the rectus sheath. B. Transverse section through the lower one-quarter of the rectus sheath.
Fig. 4.34 Transverse section showing the layers of the abdominal wall.
Fig. 4.35 Subdivisions of the extraperitoneal fascia.
Fig. 4.36 Innervation of the anterolateral abdominal wall.
External oblique muscleand aponeurosisIliohypogastric nerve (L1)Xiphoid processIlio-inguinal nerve (L1)Iliac crestAnterior cutaneousbranches T7 to T12Lateral cutaneousbranches T7 to T12
Fig. 4.37 Path taken by the nerves innervating the anterolateral abdominal wall.
Fig. 4.38 Dermatomes of the anterolateral abdominal wall.
Fig. 4.39 Arterial supply to the anterolateral abdominal wall.
Fig. 4.40 Superior and inferior epigastric arteries.
Fig. 4.41 Descent of the testis from week 7 (postfertilization) to birth.
Fig. 4.42 Inguinal canal.
Linea albaSuperficialinguinal ringDeep inguinal ringExternal oblique muscleAponeurosis of external obliqueInguinal ligamentSpermatic cordAnterior superioriliac spine
Fig. 4.43 Deep inguinal ring and the transversalis fascia.
Fig. 4.44 Superficial inguinal ring and the aponeurosis of the external oblique.
Inguinal ligamentFemoral artery and veinExternal oblique muscleAponeurosis of external oblique Spermatic cordSuperficial inguinal ringAnterior superior iliac spine
Fig. 4.45 Internal oblique muscle and the inguinal canal.