Corpus: Medial umbilical fold
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Definition[Bearbeiten]
The paired Plica umbilicalis medialis is a peritoneal fold in the lower part of the abdominal wall. It contains the medial umbilical ligament, which arises from the obliterated umbilical artery.
Topography[Bearbeiten]
The plica umbilicalis medialis begins medial to the inguinal fossa medialis and runs on the back of the rectus abdominis muscle obliquely cranial to the umbilicus.