400 



ABDOMEN 



indeed, in the adult the linea alba is stronger at this point 

 than elsewhere. 



Fascia Trans versalis. This is a thin layer of fascia which is 

 spread out upon the deep surface of the transversus abdominis 

 muscle. The fascia of one side is directly continuous with 

 the fascia of the opposite side, and forms a part of an ex- 



M. obi. int. abdom. Ant. sup. spine of ilium 



APONCUROSIS or 



VI OBL.LXT.ABDO 



Lig. inguinale 



reflexum (O.T. Tubercle 



triangular fascia) of pubis 



Lig. inguinale 

 , (Poupart's) 

 Falx inguinalis (O.T conjoined- tendon) 



FIG. 151. Deep dissection of the Inguinal Region. The internal oblique has 

 been reflected to show the whole length of the inguinal canal, and the 

 cord enclosed within the infundibuliform fascia is seen cut across. 



tensive fascial stratum which lines the entire abdominal wall, 

 and is placed between the abdominal muscles and their 

 aponeuroses on the one hand, and the extra-peritoneal fatty 

 tissue on the other. 



Traced upwards the fascia transversalis becomes thin and, 

 at the margin of the thorax, it is directly continuous with the 

 fascia which lines the lower surface of the diaphragm. Towards 



