Lateral umbilical fold

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Lateral umbilical ligament
deep inguinal ring.[citation needed
]

Each lateral umbilical fold is situated lateral to the

median and medial umbilical folds, the contents of the lateral umbilical fold remain functional after birth.[2]

Clinical significance

See also:
Hasselbach's triangle

The lateral umbilical fold is an important reference site with regards to

ductus deferens, testicular artery, and other components of the spermatic cord in men, or the round ligament of the uterus in women.[citation needed
]

Additional images

  • The arteries of the pelvis.
    The arteries of the pelvis.

See also

References

  1. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link
    )
  2. ^
    ISBN 978-0-7295-3752-0
    .

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1152 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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