Interfoveolar ligament

Interfoveolar ligament
The interfoveolar ligament, seen from in front. (Interfoveolar ligament labeled at bottom center.)
Details
From	Transversalis fascia
To	Lacunar ligament
Identifiers
Latin	ligamentum interfoveolare
TA98	A04.5.02.012
TA2	2391
FMA	18095
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

Lateral to the conjoint tendon, previously known as the inguinal aponeurotic falx, there is a ligamentous band originating from the lower margin of the transversalis fascia[1] and extending down in front of the inferior epigastric artery to the superior ramus of the pubis; it is termed the interfoveolar ligament of Hesselbach and sometimes contains a few muscular fibers.

It is named for Franz Kaspar Hesselbach.[2]

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 416 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

1. Standring (2016). Gray's Anatomy - The Anatomical Bases of Clinical Practice - 41st edition.
2. synd/3215 at Who Named It?