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A MANUAL OF ANATOMY 



there is a bundle of fibres, known as the pubic ligament of Cooper. 

 This ligament extends between the ilio-pectineal eminence and the 

 pubic spine, between which points it is attached to the pectineal 

 portion of the ilio-pectineal Ime in front of Gimbernat's ligament, 

 being closely incorporated with the pubic lamina of the fascia lata. 



Fig. 332. — Poupart's Ligament and the Lacunar Region. 



The vascular lacuna is situated anterior to the other two. It 

 is bounded posteriorly by the connection between the iliac fascia 

 and the pubic lamina of the fascia lata, whilst anteriorly it is bounded 

 by the central portion of Poupart's ligament and the downward 

 prolongation of the fascia transversalis to form the anterior wall of 

 the femoral sheath, that fascia being here strengthened by the deep 

 femoral arch. It gives passage to (i) the external iliac vessels, the 



