inguinal canal walls (mnemonic)
A helpful mnemonic to remember the walls of the inguinal canal is:
- MALT: (2M, 2A, 2L, 2T)
Mnemonic
Starting from superior, moving counterclockwise in order to posterior:
- Superior wall (roof): 2 Muscles
- internal oblique Muscle
- transversus abdominis Muscle
- Anterior wall: 2 Aponeuroses
- Aponeurosis of external oblique
- Aponeurosis of internal oblique
- Lower wall (floor): 2 Ligaments
- inguinal Ligament·
- lacunar Ligament
- Posterior wall: 2 Ts
- Transversalis fascia
- conjoint Tendon
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Anatomy: Abdominopelvic
- skeleton of the abdomen and pelvis
- muscles of the abdomen and pelvis
- spaces of the abdomen and pelvis
- anterior abdominal wall
- posterior abdominal wall
- abdominal cavity
- pelvic cavity
- perineum
- abdominal and pelvic viscera
- gastrointestinal tract
- spleen
- hepatobiliary system
- endocrine system
- adrenal gland
- adrenal vessels
- chromaffin cells
- variants
- pancreas
- organs of Zuckerkandl
- adrenal gland
- urinary system
- kidney
- renal pelvis
- renal sinus
- avascular plane of Brodel
- variants
- number
- fusion
- location
- shape
- ureter
- urinary bladder
- urethra
- embryology
- kidney
- male reproductive system
- prostate
- seminal vesicles
- ejaculatory duct
- bulbourethral glands
- urethral glands of Littré
- spermatic cord (mnemonic)
- scrotum (mnemonic)
- penis
- female reproductive system
- vulva
- vagina
- uterus
- Fallopian tubes
- ovaries
- ovarian follicle
- dominant ovarian follicle
- primary follicle
- secondary follicle
- mature vesicular follicle
- corpus luteum
- corpus albicans
- cumulus oophorus
- ovarian follicle
- broad ligament (mnemonic)
- variant anatomy
- embryology
- blood supply of the abdomen and pelvis
- arteries
- abdominal aorta
- inferior phrenic artery
- celiac artery
- superior mesenteric artery
- middle suprarenal artery
- renal artery (variant anatomy)
- gonadal artery (ovarian artery | testicular artery)
- inferior mesenteric artery
- lumbar arteries
- median sacral artery
- common iliac artery
- external iliac artery
- internal iliac artery (mnemonic)
- anterior division
- posterior division (mnemonic)
- variant anatomy
- abdominal aorta
- portal venous system
- veins
- anastomoses
- arterioarterial anastomoses
- portal-systemic venous collateral pathways
- watershed areas
- arteries
- lymphatics
- lymph node groups
- para-aortic lymph nodes
- preaortic lymph nodes
- portal and portocaval lymph nodes
- gastric lymph node stations
- peripancreatic lymph nodes
- common iliac lymph nodes
- external iliac lymph nodes
- internal iliac lymph nodes
- cisterna chyli
- lymph node groups
- innervation of the abdomen and pelvis
- lumbar plexus
- sacral plexus
- lumbosacral trunk
- sciatic nerve
- superior gluteal nerve
- inferior gluteal nerve
- nerve to piriformis
- perforating cutaneous nerve
- posterior femoral cutaneous nerve
- parasympathetic pelvic splanchnic nerves
- pudendal nerve
- nerve to quadratus femoris and inferior gemellus muscles
- nerve to internal obturator and superior gemellus muscles
