| Umbilical folds | |
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 Posterior view of the anterior abdominal wall in its lower half. Umbilical folds labeled near middle. | |
 Inguinal fossae | |
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| Identifiers | |
| Latin | plica umbilicalis medialis, plica umbilicalis mediana, plica umbilicalis lateralis |
| Anatomical terminology | |
Related to the urinary bladder, anteriorly there are the following folds:
- one median umbilical fold on the median umbilical ligament (which in turn, contains the urachus)
- two medial umbilical folds on the occluded umbilical artery
- two lateral umbilical folds on the inferior epigastric vessels
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Peritoneal folds of anterior abdominal wall
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References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1231 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Anatomy photo:36:04-0101 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Inguinal Region, Scrotum and Testes: Umbilical Folds and Peritoneal Fossae"
- abdominalcavity at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (abdcavitygen)
- http://www.portfolio.mvm.ed.ac.uk/studentwebs/session5/37/ALBL_Anterolateralwall.htm
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