<prompt> structure passing through deep inguinal ring:Inferior epigastric vesselsSpermatic cordIlioinguinal nerveFemoral branch of genitofemoral nerve  <response>: Spermatic cord passes through deep inguinal ring. Inferior epigastric vessels lie medial to the ring. Genital not femoral branch of genitofemoral nerve passes through deep inguinal ring. Ilioinguinal nerve enters the inguinal canal by piercing the wall and not through the deep inguinal ring. 