26. A 45-year-old man is admitted to the hospital with a massive hernia that passes through the inguinal triangle (of Hesselbach). Which of the following structures is used as a landmark to distinguish a direct inguinal hernia from an indirect inguinal hernia? (1 Point) inferior epigastric vessels femoral canal inguinal ligament rectus abdominis muscle (lateral border) pectineal ligament.