Lateral to the

conjoint tendon also known as superior tendon of abdominal cavity. The conjoint tendon (previously known as the inguinal aponeurotic falx) is a sheath of connective tissue formed from the lower part of the common aponeurosis of the abdominal internal oblique musc ...

, previously known as the inguinal aponeurotic falx, there is a ligamentous band originating from the lower margin of the

transversalis fascia The transversalis fascia (or transverse fascia) is the fascial lining of the anterolateral abdominal wall situated between the inner surface of the transverse abdominal muscle, and the preperitoneal fascia. It is directly continuous with the ilia ...

and extending down in front of the

inferior epigastric artery In human anatomy, the inferior epigastric artery is an artery that arises from the external iliac artery. It is accompanied by the inferior epigastric vein; inferiorly, these two inferior epigastric vessels together travel within the lateral um ...

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.

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Ligaments Muscular system {{ligament-stub