- Transversalis fascia on the under-surface of the diaphragm extends up through the opening and blends with the endothoracic fascia above the diaphragm
- Attached to the diaphragm 2-3cm above the GOJ – i.e. the Phreno- oesophageal Ligament
- Phreno-oesophageal Ligament– stretched in the sliding hiatus hernia>)
