INGUINAL HERNIA. 459 



abdominal wall directly through the external inguinal 

 ring, and the coverings for direct inguinal hernia, from 

 without inward, are: Skin, superficial fascia, inter- 

 columnar fascia, conjoined tendon, some other soft 

 structures, such as the fibres of the rectus abdominis, 

 transverse fasciae, and the peritoneal sac. 



