While performing an inguinal canal operation on account of hernia a surgeon damaged the canal's contents. What exactly was damage

Answer options

1. Lig. inguinale
2. -
3. Funiculus spermaticus
4. Lig. teres uteri
5. Urarchus

Explanation

The inguinal canals are the two passages in the anterior abdominal wall which in males convey the spermatic cords and the ilioinguinal nerve and in females the round ligament of the uterus and the ilioinguinal nerve. If the gender of the patient is not specified, it usually means men.