Transversalis fascia
Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data
At the time the article was created Alborz Jahangiri had no recorded disclosures.
View Alborz Jahangiri's current disclosuresAt the time the article was last revised Tama Robertson had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.
View Tama Robertson's current disclosures- fascia transversalis
- fascia transversus
- transversus fascia
- transverse fascia
Transversalis fascia is the lining fascia of the anterolateral abdominal wall which lies between the transversus abdominis muscle and peritoneum.
Gross anatomy
The transversalis fascia, inferior diaphragmatic fascia, pelvic fascia and iliacus fascia form a continuous lining of the abdominal and pelvic cavity:
superiorly it is continuous with the inferior diaphragmatic fascia
posteriorly it fuses with thoracolumbar fascia and is lost in the fat covering the posterior surface of the kidney
inferiorly it is attached to the iliac crest and posterior margin of the inguinal ligament
inferior to the inguinal ligament it is attached to the inguinal ligament by a fibrous tissue that forms the iliopubic tract
medial to the femoral vessels it attaches to the pubis and pectineal line. It descends and forms the anterior part of the femoral sheath
The deep inguinal ring is an oval opening in the transversalis fascia located at the mid point of the inguinal ligament and is pierced by the spermatic cord in males and round ligament in females.
Below the umbilicus (at the arcuate line) the rectus sheath passes in front of the rectus abdominis muscle hence the muscle is only covered by transversalis fascia posteriorly at this level.
Related pathology
References
- 1. Last's Anatomy: Regional and Applied. Churchill Livingstone. ISBN:044304662X. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
- 2. FFR(RCSI) SRFRCSI, FRCR MMMRCPIF, FFSEM SJEMBMMRCPIFFRCR. Anatomy for Diagnostic Imaging. Saunders Ltd. ISBN:0702029718. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
- 3. Butler P, Mitchell A, Healy JC. Applied Radiological Anatomy. Cambridge University Press. (2012) ISBN:0521766664. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
Incoming Links
- Properitoneal fat
- Posterior pararenal space
- Cremaster muscle
- Scrotum
- Femoral sheath
- Anterior abdominal wall
- Iliopsoas compartment
- Interfoveolar ligament
- Psoas haematoma
- Arcuate line
- Superior lumbar triangle
- Inguinal canal
- Direct inguinal hernia
- Rectus sheath
- Retropubic space
- Retroperitoneum
- Posterior abdominal wall
- Deep circumflex iliac artery
- Supravesical hernia
- Umbilicus
Related articles: 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
-
female reproductive system
- vulva
- vagina
- uterus
- adnexa
- Fallopian tubes
- ovaries
- 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
- umbilical artery
- superior vesical artery
- obturator artery
- vaginal artery
- inferior vesical artery
- uterine artery
- middle rectal artery
-
internal pudendal artery
- inferior rectal artery
-
perineal artery
- posterior scrotal artery
- transverse perineal artery
- artery to the bulb
- deep artery of the penis/clitoris
- dorsal artery of the penis/clitoris
- inferior gluteal artery
- posterior division (mnemonic)
- variant anatomy
- anterior division
-
abdominal aorta
- portal venous system
- veins
- anastomoses
- arterioarterial anastomoses
- portal-systemic venous collateral pathways
- watershed areas
- arteries
- lymphatics
- innervation of the abdomen and pelvis
- thoracic splanchnic nerves
- 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
- autonomic ganglia and plexuses