Vascular lacuna

 ( Muscular System ) 

The vascular lacuna (Latin: lacuna vasorum (retroinguinalis)) is the medial compartment beneath the inguinal ligament. It is separated from the lateral muscular lacuna by the iliopectineal arch.Ross, L.M., Lamperti, E.D. (2006). Thieme: Atlas of Anatomy: 489 It gives passage to the femoral vessels, lymph vessels and .

The lacunar ligament can be a site of entrapment for femoral hernias.

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Anatomy Its boundaries are the iliopectineal arch, the inguinal ligament, the lacunar ligament, and the superior border of the pubis.

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Contents The structures found in the vascular lacuna, from medial to lateral, are:

• Cloquet's node;
• Femoral vein;
• Femoral artery; and
• Femoral branch of the genitofemoral nerve

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