0 a Latin word meaning "transverse" (= from side to side), used in medical names and descriptions --
It ascends obliquely and laterally, posterior to the inguinal ligament, contained in a fibrous sheath formed by the junction of the transversalis fascia and iliac fascia.
A plane is developed between the fibrous tendons of the rectus muscle and the underlying transversalis fascia.
Therefore, inferior to the arcuate line, the rectus abdominis rests directly on the transversalis fascia.
In the inguinal region, the transversalis fascia is thick and dense in structure and is joined by fibers from the aponeurosis of the transversus abdominis.
The anterior (front) border of these tissues is the peritoneum, while the posterior (rear) border is the transversalis fascia.
It lies between the inner oblique and the underlying transversalis fascia.
The peritoneum lies deep to the posterior layer of transversalis fascia and is very adherent to it.
It's limited by the fascia transversalis anteriorly, the peritoneum posteriorly and the iliac fascia laterally.