Crura of superficial inguinal ring

Crura of superficial inguinal ring

The subcutaneous inguinal ring. (Superior crus labeled at bottom right.)
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Latin crus mediale anuli inguinalis superficialis, crus laterale anuli inguinalis superficialis

Anatomical terminology

The superficial inguinal ring is bounded below by the crest of the pubis; on either side by the margins of the opening in the aponeurosis, which are called the crura of the ring; and above, by a series of curved intercrural fibers.

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References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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