| Medial umbilical ligament | | | | The peritoneum of the male pelvis. (Medial umbilical ligament labeled at bottom left.) | | | | Posterior view of the anterior abdominal wall in its lower half. The peritoneum is in place, and the various cords are shining through. | | Latin | ligamentum umbilicale medianum | | Gray's | subject #252 1213 | | Dorlands/Elsevier | l_09/12493508 | The medial umbilical ligament is a paired structure found in human anatomy. It is on the deep surface of the anterior abdominal wall, and is covered by the medial umbilical folds. Image File history File links Gray1037. ...
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The abdomen (from the Latin word meaning belly) is the part of the body between the pelvis and the thorax. ...
Origins
It represents the remnant of the fetal umbilical artery, which serves no purpose in humans after birth. In an adult it will be shrivelled. Umbilical arteries carry deoxygenated blood from the fetus to the placenta in the umbilical cord. ...
Functions It may be used as a landmark for surgeons exploring the medial inguinal fossa during laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. Other than this, it has no purpose in an adult and it may be cut or damaged with impunity.
Relations The supravesical fossa, and therefore a supravesical hernia, is medial to this structure. The medial inguinal fossa, and therefore a direct inguinal hernia, is lateral to it. Inguinal hernias are the most common abdominal hernias (about 90%) and are seen most often in men. ...
See also The median umbilical ligament is a structure in human anatomy. ...
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