An emergent hernia repair is scheduled. As the attending physician is driving to the hospital, the medical student assisting on the case quickly reviews his anatomy atlas and is trying to commit to memory that the internal oblique abdominis muscle contributes to the formation of which of the follow- ing structures?
(A) Inguinal ligament
(B) Deep inguinal ring
(C) Falx inguinalis (conjoint tendon)
(D) Internal spermatic fascia
(E) Reflected inguinal ligament
Ans: (C) Falx inguinalis (conjoint tendon)
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