Interfoveolar ligament

Interfoveolar ligament
The interfoveolar ligament, seen from in front. (Interfoveolar ligament labeled at bottom center.)
Details
From	transversalis fascia
To	lacunar ligament
Identifiers
Latin	ligamentum interfoveolare
TA	A04.5.02.012
FMA	18095
Anatomical terminology []

Lateral to the inguinal aponeurotic falx (i.e. the conjoint tendon) is a ligamentous band connected with the lower margin of the transversalis fascia and extending down in front of the inferior epigastric artery to the superior ramus of the pubis; it is termed the interfoveolar ligament of Hesselbach and sometimes contains a few muscular fibers.

It is named for Franz Kaspar Hesselbach.

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