part of part of in taxon Vertebrata <vertebrates> abdominal wall inguinal canal http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Gray1227.png Wikipedia:Inguinal_canal UMLS:C0021445 EMAPA:37881 canalis inguinalis UBERON:0003702 MESH:D007264 GAID:28 In most mammals the canal remains open, and the testis can pass from the scrotum to the abdominal cavity. In humans the canal closes after testicular descent[DOI:10.1046/j.1469-7580.2002.00087.x] SCTID:243966008 FMA:19928 In tammar wallabies, closes between days 50 and 60 pp[DOI:10.1046/j.1469-7580.2002.00087.x] The passage in the lower abdominal wall through which the spermatic cord in the male or the round ligament in the female, nerves and vessels pass from the pelvic cavity to the scrotum or labia majora, respectively. NCIT:C93029 BTO:0005576 anatomical conduit