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| the superficial fatty fascia of the abdomen |
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Definition
| the deeper, more membranous fascia of the abdomen |
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Term
| what does scarpa's fascia fuse with in the thigh? |
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Definition
| fascia lata, just below inguinal ligament |
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| what else does scarpa's fascia form? |
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Definition
| fundiform ligament, Colles' and dartos fascia |
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Term
| what is the innermost fascial layer in the abdomen that lines the insides of the muscles forming the abdominal wall? |
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Definition
| endoabdominal fascia (specific names include the transversalis fascia, inferior diaphragmatic fascia, quadratus lumborum and psoas major fascia) |
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| the inguinal ligament the inferior border of what? |
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Definition
| external abdominal oblique aponeurosis |
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Term
| the superficial inguinal ring is an opening in what? |
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Definition
| the inferior medial portion of the external abdominal aponeurosis (just above and lateral to the pubic tubercle) |
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Term
| the inguinal ligament attaches to the _____ and the ____ _____ |
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Definition
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| projecting from the inguinal ligament, the _____ ligament attaches to the pecten pubis, and the _____ ligament extends further laterally from the first ligament |
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| what is the conjoint tendon? |
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Definition
| the inferior medial fibers of the aponeurosis of the internal abdominal oblique and the transversalis |
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