Superficial inguinal ring
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Latin = annulus inguinalis superficialis |
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Caption = Front of [[abdomen]], showing surface markings for [[arteries]] and [[inguinal canal]]. (Subcutaneous inguinal ring labeled at lower left.) |
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Caption2 = The subcutaneous inguinal ring. |
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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==
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==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.]]
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