This tendon is inserted with the ligament into the pectineal ridge. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
Gimbernat's ligament, 8; and the conjoined tendon, 4; where this is inserted with the ligament into the pectineal ridge. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
Gimbernat's ligament consists of tendinous fibres which connect the inner end of the femoral arch with the pectineal ridge of the os pubis. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
These divide into two bands, which, gradually widening from each other as they proceed inwards, become inserted, the upper one into the symphysis pubis, the lower into the spine and pectineal ridge of this bone. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
As the conjoined tendon curves so far outwards to its insertion into the pectineal ridge of the pubic bone, as to occupy a situation immediately behind the external ring, it thereby fortifies this part against the occurrence of a direct protrusion of the bowel. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
The latter is well-defined, and is continuous behind the great saphenous vein with the pectineal fascia. From Wordnik.com. [IV. Myology. 8b. The Muscles and Fasciæ of the Thigh] Reference
The superior surface presents a continuation of the pectineal line, already mentioned as commencing at the pubic tubercle. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 6c. The Bones of the Lower Extremity. 1. The Hip Bone] Reference
It extends lateralward from the base of the lacunar ligament (Fig. 394) along the pectineal line, to which it is attached. From Wordnik.com. [IV. Myology. 6d. The Muscles and Fasciæ of the Abdomen] Reference
Slips of origin from the outer end of the inguinal ligament, the notch of the ilium, the ilio-pectineal line or the pubis occur. From Wordnik.com. [IV. Myology. 8b. The Muscles and Fasciæ of the Thigh] Reference
It is strengthened by the pectineal fascia, and by a lateral expansion from the lower attachment of the linea alba (adminiculum lineæ albæ). From Wordnik.com. [IV. Myology. 6d. The Muscles and Fasciæ of the Abdomen] Reference
The portion which is reflected from the inguinal ligament at the pubic tubercle is attached to the pectineal line and is called the lacunar ligament. From Wordnik.com. [IV. Myology. 6d. The Muscles and Fasciæ of the Abdomen] Reference
It ends in a long flat tendon which is inserted into the pectineal line and iliopectineal eminence, and, by its lateral border, into the iliac fascia. From Wordnik.com. [IV. Myology. 8. The Muscles and Fasciæ of the Lower Extremity. a. The Muscles and Fasciæ of the Iliac Region] Reference
From this latter point it is reflected backward and lateralward to be attached to the pectineal line for about 1.25 cm., forming the lacunar ligament. From Wordnik.com. [IV. Myology. 6d. The Muscles and Fasciæ of the Abdomen] Reference
The lacunar ligament is that part of the aponeurosis of the Obliquus externus which is reflected backward and lateralward, and is attached to the pectineal line. From Wordnik.com. [IV. Myology. 6d. The Muscles and Fasciæ of the Abdomen] Reference
Medial to the vessels the iliac fascia is attached to the pectineal line behind the inguinal aponeurotic falx, where it is again continuous with the transversalis fascia. From Wordnik.com. [IV. Myology. 8. The Muscles and Fasciæ of the Lower Extremity. a. The Muscles and Fasciæ of the Iliac Region] Reference
It is attached, laterally, to the crest and anterior superior spine of the ilium, to the whole length of the inguinal ligament, and to the pectineal line in conjunction with the lacunar ligament. From Wordnik.com. [IV. Myology. 8b. The Muscles and Fasciæ of the Thigh] Reference
The pelvis is divided by an oblique plane passing through the prominence of the sacrum, the arcuate and pectineal lines, and the upper margin of the symphysis pubis, into the greater and the lesser pelvis. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 6c. 2. The Pelvis] Reference
The intermediate ridge or pectineal line is continued to the base of the lesser trochanter and gives attachment to the Pectineus; the medial ridge is lost in the intertrochanteric line; between these two a portion of the Iliacus is inserted. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 6c. 3. The Femur] Reference
Medial to the femoral vessels it is thin and attached to the pubis and pectineal line, behind the inguinal aponeurotic falx, with which it is united; it descends in front of the femoral vessels to form the anterior wall of the femoral sheath. From Wordnik.com. [IV. Myology. 6d. The Muscles and Fasciæ of the Abdomen] Reference
The portion of the iliopectineal fascia which passes behind the femoral vessels is also attached to the pectineal line beyond the limits of the attachment of the inguinal aponeurotic falx; at this part it is continuous with the pectineal fascia. From Wordnik.com. [IV. Myology. 8. The Muscles and Fasciæ of the Lower Extremity. a. The Muscles and Fasciæ of the Iliac Region] Reference
The femoral ring (Figs. 546, 547) is bounded in front by the inguinal ligament, behind by the Pectineus covered by the pectineal fascia, medially by the crescentic base of the lacunar ligament, and laterally by the fibrous septum on the medial side of the femoral vein. From Wordnik.com. [VI. The Arteries. 6. The Arteries of the Lower Extremity] Reference
From the point of attachment of the latter to the pectineal line, a few fibers pass upward and medialward, behind the medial crus of the subcutaneous inguinal ring, to the linea alba; they diverge as they ascend, and form a thin triangular fibrous band which is called the reflected inguinal ligament. From Wordnik.com. [IV. Myology. 6d. The Muscles and Fasciæ of the Abdomen] Reference
It is joined with that of the opposite muscle along the middle line, and covers the whole of the front of the abdomen; above, it is covered by and gives origin to the lower fibers of the Pectoralis major; below, its fibers are closely aggregated together, and extend obliquely across from the anterior superior iliac spine to the public tubercle and the pectineal line. From Wordnik.com. [IV. Myology. 6d. The Muscles and Fasciæ of the Abdomen] Reference
Passing upward and lateralward from the pubic tubercle is a well-defined ridge, forming a part of the pectineal line which marks the brim of the lesser pelvis: to it are attached a portion of the inguinal falx (conjoined tendon of Obliquus internus and Transversus), the lacunar ligament (Gimbernats ligament), and the reflected inguinal ligament (triangular fascia). From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 6c. The Bones of the Lower Extremity. 1. The Hip Bone] Reference
The deep portion is situated on the medial side of the fossa ovalis, and at the lower margin of the fossa is continuous with the superficial portion; traced upward, it covers the Pectineus, Adductor longus, and Gracilis, and, passing behind the sheath of the femoral vessels, to which it is closely united, is continuous with the iliopectineal fascia, and is attached to the pectineal line. From Wordnik.com. [IV. Myology. 8b. The Muscles and Fasciæ of the Thigh] Reference
The inguinal aponeurotic falx (falx aponeurotica inguinalis; conjoined tendon of Internal oblique and Transversalis muscle) of the Obliquus internus and Transversus is mainly formed by the lower part of the tendon of the Transversus, and is inserted into the crest of the pubis and pectineal line immediately behind the subcutaneous inguinal ring, serving to protect what would otherwise be aweak point in the abdominal wall. From Wordnik.com. [IV. Myology. 6d. The Muscles and Fasciæ of the Abdomen] Reference
From this origin the fibers diverge; those from the inguinal ligament, few in number and paler in color than the rest, arch downward and medialward across the spermatic cord in the male and the round ligament of the uterus in the female, and, becoming tendinous, are inserted, conjointly with those of the Transversus, into the crest of the pubis and medial part of the pectineal line behind the lacunar ligament, forming what is known as the inguinal aponeurotic falx. From Wordnik.com. [IV. Myology. 6d. The Muscles and Fasciæ of the Abdomen] Reference
Poupart's ligament, which, curving backwards, are inserted into the ilio-pectineal line, have a sharp falciform edge, and have been dignified by the special name of Gimbernat's ligament (Fig. XXXII. From Wordnik.com. [A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners] Reference
The pubic part of the fascia, L, Pl. 28, which is much thinner than the iliac part, covers the pectineus muscle, and is attached to the crest and pectineal ridge of the os pubis, occupying a plane, therefore, below the iliac part, and in this way passes outwards beneath the sheath of the femoral vessels, K I, Pl. 29. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
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