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fleshy<br />

portion<br />

External<br />

oblique<br />

aponeurotic<br />

portion<br />

Anatomical Overview<br />

Internal<br />

oblique<br />

rectus<br />

sheath<br />

<strong>in</strong>gu<strong>in</strong>al<br />

ligament<br />

Transversus<br />

abdom<strong>in</strong>is<br />

tend<strong>in</strong>ous<br />

<strong>in</strong>tersections<br />

Rectus<br />

abdom<strong>in</strong>is<br />

• Three flat <strong>abdom<strong>in</strong>al</strong>s: attach to trunk skeleton, <strong>in</strong>gu<strong>in</strong>al lig., l<strong>in</strong>ea alba, etc.;<br />

fleshy laterally and aponeurotic medially, form<strong>in</strong>g rectus sheath medially<br />

• Two vertical <strong>abdom<strong>in</strong>al</strong>s: rectus abdom<strong>in</strong>is and pyramidalis (not shown)<br />

Moore et al. 2010

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