Help me with lumbar plexus

I don't know about the photo, but will try to help you out. Both nerves start of from the first lumbal nerve (L1), have similar courses, but the ilioinguinal nerve is situated inferiorly to the iliohypogastric nerve. Try to differentiate them by finding their common origin, that is L1 nerve, then look for which one is more superior and which one is more inferiorly. Another thing, the ilioinguinal nerve, as the name suggests, will go through the superificial inguinal ring, so try to differentiate them by the end of their course aswell, knowing that the ilioinguinal nerve has to pass through the superficial inguinal ring.

Some photos that might help out: 1. https://images.app.goo.gl/2d1QHehqPXpRGWKE8 2. https://images.app.goo.gl/83zAXG8RXU2qa8MP6 3. https://images.app.goo.gl/knNPn6KHjJFPaooy6 4. https://images.app.goo.gl/J4s8am5fJo6BGVmD6 5. https://images.app.goo.gl/su3R2vNb6WXZh81HA

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