1 A 1-year-old female is admitted to the hospital with a
palpable mass within one of her labia majora.
Radiographic examination reveals that a loop of intestine
has herniated into the visibly enlarged labium majus. This
condition is due to failure of the processus vaginalis to
close off. From which of the following tissue layers is the
processus derived?
A. Parietal peritoneum
B. Extraperitoneal tissue
C. Transversalis fascia
D. Dartos fascia
E. Internal abdominal oblique aponeurosis