Inguinal canal walls (mnemonic)

Changed by Daniel J Bell, 26 Feb 2019

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A helpful mnemonic to remember the walls of theinguinal canal walls is is:

  • MALT: (2M, 2A, 2L, 2T)

Mnemonic

Starting from superior, moving anticlockwise in order to posterior:

  • Superior wall (roof): 2 Muscles
    • internal oblique Muscle
    • transverse abdominus Muscle
  • Anterior wall: 2 Aponeuroses
    • Aponeurosis of external oblique
    • Aponeurosis of internal oblique
  • Lower wall (floor): 2 Ligaments
    • inguinal Ligament·
    • lacunar Ligament
  • Posterior wall: 2 Ts
    • Transversalis fascia
    • conjoint Tendon
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MALT (mnemonic)

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