...round, nor does it seem an opening, being occupied in some measure by cellular membrane. Through it the spermatic cord in the male, and the round ligament in the female pass from the parietes of the abdomen, the former to the scrotum becoming invested at this part a&...

...the fibres diverge from one another, leaving between them a triangular interval for the passage of the spermatic cord in the male, and the round ligament in the female. The direction of this interval is upwards and outwards, its base being formed by the crista of the...

...fibres diverge from one another, leaving between them a triangular opening, 10, for the passage of the spermatic cord in the male, and the round ligament in the female. The direction of this opening, called the external abdominal ring, is upwards and outwards, its base...

...pillars. From the upper part of the margin of the ring a tendinous prolongation is given off, which accompanies the spermatic cord in the male, and the round ligament in the female. Of the pillars one is external or inferior, the other internal or superior. The external pillar (p)...

...internal oblique, the lower part of the eight inferior ribs and intercostal muscles, the cremaster, the spermatic cord in the male, and the round ligament in the female. The upper border of the external oblique is continuous with the pectoralis major. The external oblique...

...with its description. An obligue inguinal hernia protrudes through the internal abdominal ring with the spermatic cord in the male, and the round ligament in the female, having the epigastric artery placed on the inner side of its neck : it has been designated by some...

...superior spine of the ilium and the symphysis pubis, and about half an inch above Poupart's ligament, the spermatic cord in the male, and the round ligament in the female, pierce the fascia transversalis ; and these structures, instead of passing through a mere foramen in...

...obliquely downwards, and just before they reach the pubis, split and diverge so as to form a passage for the spermatic cord in the male, and the round ligament in the female. This is the external abdominal ring. Notwithstanding its name, this is a triangular aperture having...

...divided — an unnecessary act, that texture being unconnected with the constriction ; and, besides, the spermatic cord in the male, and the round ligament in the female, would be endangered. If the obturator artery arise by a common' trunk with the epigastric, it is likely...

...lumbar plexus are the — Musculo-cutaneous, Crural, External-cutaneous, Obturator, ' Genito-crural, Lumbo-sacral. The MUSCULO-CUTANEOUS NERVES, two in...external labium. The inferior musculo-cutaneous nerve (ilio-inguinal) also arises from the first lumbar nerve. It is much smaller than the preceding, crosses...