Hernias occur more commonly in men than in women beneath the thickened lower margin of a fascial aponeurosis extending from the pubic tubercle to the anterior superior iliac spine. This thickened fascia is called which of the following?
1.Inguinal ligament
2.Cooper’s ligament
3.Linea alba
4.Posterior rectus sheath
5.Round ligament
sol:
Fromthe pubic tubercle to the anterior superior iliac spine, the thickened lower margin of the fascial aponeurosis forms the inguinal ligament. This aponeurosis of the external oblique muscle fuses with its counterpart fromthe opposite side and with the underlying internal oblique fascia. Cooper’s ligament is a thickening of fascia along the pubic bone. The linea alba is in the midline and the round ligament attaches to the uterus.