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Fig 38 1.— Anatomical Disposition of tne Inferior Inguinal Ring and Testicular Sao. 



EXFLiNATiON OF PiG. 384.— A C, testicular sac, in which are shown— Ist, the neck 

 situated above the letter A, and concealed in the inguinal canal ; 2d, a middle portion 

 extending from A to E ; 3a, a fundus, B C. where the testicle is. D D, division of the 

 scrotal artery. F G, inferior inguinal ring, whose internal commissure is rounded 

 and formed of white fibres crossing each other and attached to the prepubio tendon. 

 H H, fleshy portion, from the small oblique, and forming the anterior and Internal lip 

 of the inguinal ring. K K, postero internal edge of the inguinal ring, formed princi- 

 pally by an aponeurotic portion of the great oblique. L, scrotal artery. M, veins of 

 the scrotum and of the penis. N, part of the penis thrown backward, o o o, tunica 

 abdominalis. P, muscles of the flat of the thigh, short adductor of the thigh. 



The inguinal canal is an infundibuliform cavity, flattened 

 from one side to the other. It is situated in the groin, and 



