Superficial inguinal ring 4764750 179897662 2007-12-24T03:49:53Z J. Spencer 568400 disambig pubis {{Infobox Anatomy | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Latin = annulus inguinalis superficialis | GraySubject = 286 | GrayPage = 1315 | Image = Gray1227.png | Caption = Front of [[abdomen]], showing surface markings for [[arteries]] and [[inguinal canal]]. (Subcutaneous inguinal ring labeled at lower left.) | Image2 = Gray393.png | Caption2 = The subcutaneous inguinal ring. | System = | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = a_50 | DorlandsSuf = 12143741 | }} In the aponeurosis of the [[external oblique]], immediately above the crest of the [[pubis (bone)|pubis]], is a triangular opening, the '''subcutaneous inguinal ring''' ('''superficial inguinal ring''', '''external inguinal ring'''), formed by a separation of the fibers of the aponeurosis in this situation. The subcutaneous inguinal ring is situated 1 centimeter above and lateral to the [[pubic tubercle]]. It has [[Crura of superficial inguinal ring|medial and lateral crura]]. It is at the layer of the [[aponeurosis of the Obliquus externus abdominis]].<ref name="isbn0-7817-5309-0">{{cite book |author=Kyung Won, PhD. Chung |title=Gross Anatomy (Board Review) |publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |location=Hagerstwon, MD |year=2005 |pages=198 |isbn=0-7817-5309-0 |oclc= |doi=}}</ref> ==Clinical significance== The superficial ring is dilated in a condition called [[athletic pubalgia]]. ==See also== * [[Inguinal canal]] * [[Inguinal hernia]] * [[Deep inguinal ring]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{SUNYAnatomyLabs|35|09|01|01}} - "Anterior Abdominal Wall: Borders of the Superficial Inguinal Ring" * {{SUNYAnatomyFigs|36|01|13}} - "The inguinal canal and derivation of the layers of the spermatic cord." * {{GPnotebook|543883342}} [[Image:Inguinalhernia.gif|thumb|right|300px|Diagram of an [[indirect inguinal hernia|indirect]], [[scrotum|scrotal]] [[inguinal hernia]] ( [[Anatomical position|median]] view from the left). The external inguinal ring is labeled.]] {{anatomy-stub}} {{Gray's}} {{Torso general}}