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In the male the pubovesical ligament is parallel and medial to the puboprostatic ligament. The puboprostatic ligament is a thickening of the superior fascia of the pelvic diaphragm, that extends laterally from the prostate to the tendinous arch of the pelvic fascia and continues forward and medially from the tendinous arch to the pubis.
The front is known as the "vesical layer". It forms the anterior and lateral ligaments of the bladder. In males, its middle lamina crosses the floor of the pelvis between the rectum and vesiculæ seminales as the rectovesical septum; in the female this is perforated by the cervix and is named the transverse cervical ligament.
The aponeurosis of the abdominal external oblique muscle is a thin but strong membranous structure, the fibers of which are directed downward and medially.. 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 ...
The pelvic floor includes muscles, both skeletal and smooth, ligaments and fascia. [ 3 ] and separates between the pelvic cavity from above, and the perineum from below. [ citation needed ] It is formed by the levator ani muscle and coccygeus muscle , and associated connective tissue .
skel&wallsabd at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) Anatomy photo:35:os-0108 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center (before removing skin) Anatomy photo:35:06-0101 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center (after removing skin) "Anatomy diagram: 03281.000-2". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier.
At the level of a line extending from the lower part of the pubic symphysis to the spine of the ischium is a thickened whitish band in this upper layer of the diaphragmatic part of the pelvic fascia.
The pubofemoral ligament (or pubocapsular ligament [citation needed]) is a ligament which reinforces the inferior and anterior portions of the joint capsule of the hip joint. The ligament attaches superiorly at the superior ramus of pubis, and the iliopubic eminence ; it attaches inferiorly at the inferior portion of the intertrochanteric line ...
Inguinal ligament, iliac crest and the lumbodorsal fascia: Insertion: Linea alba, pectineal line of pubis (via conjoint tendon) and ribs 10-12. Artery: Subcostal arteries: Nerve: Thoracoabdominal nn. (T7-T11), subcostal n. (T12), iliohypogastric n. (L1) and ilioinguinal n. (L1) Actions: Bilateral: Compresses abdomen Unilateral: Ipsilateral ...