It passes down along the brim of the pelvis and gives off two large branches-the " inferior epigastric artery " and a " deep circumflex artery . " These vessels supply blood to the muscles and skin in the lower abdominal wall.
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A direct inguinal hernia protrudes through a weakened area in the transversalis fascia near the medial inguinal fossa within an anatomic region known as the inguinal or Hesselbach's triangle, an area defined by the edge of the rectus abdominis muscle, the inguinal ligament and the inferior epigastric artery.
