Interfoveolar ligament

Band of fibers in front of the inferior epigastric artery in the abdomen

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)

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

Muscles and ligaments of abdomen and pelvis

Abdominal wall

Anterior/
lateral

Muscle

Fascia

Abdominal fascia panniculus adiposus Fascia of Camper Membranous layer Fascia of Scarpa Transverse fascia Interfoveolar ligament Linea alba Linea semilunaris
Inguinal	Inguinal triangle Inguinal canal Deep inguinal ring Superficial inguinal ring Intercrural fibers Crura of superficial inguinal ring Inguinal ligament Pectineal ligament Lacunar ligament Reflected ligament

Posterior

Muscle	quadratus lumborum Iliopsoas psoas major psoas minor iliacus
Fascia	Iliac fascia Iliopectineal arch

Pelvis

Muscle	levator ani iliococcygeus pubococcygeus puborectalis coccygeus rectococcygeus
Fascia	pelvic fascia Visceral Rectovaginal fascia Rectoprostatic fascia Parietal Obturator fascia Tendinous arch Piriformis fascia floor superior fascia Pubovesical ligament Puboprostatic ligament inferior fascia Anococcygeal body