femoral canal

Function

• it provides passage for lymphatics passing from lower limb to trunk & facilitates expansion of the adjacent femoral vein when it expands during a Valsalva maneuver

Structure

• medial compartment of the femoral sheath, occupied by an inguinal lymph node (of Cloquet)

Pathology

• herniation of pelvic contents through the femoral canal results in an femoral hernia

More general terms

• anatomic canal

Additional terms

• femoral hernia
• femoral sheath
• inguinal canal

Component of

• perineum