ABD Board-Scrotum Flashcards
fibrous casuple that surrounds the testicle
tunica albuginea
multiple septations (septula) arise from the tunica albuginea to form the
mediastinum testis
echogenic linear line extending long within the testis
the septula forms wedge shaped compartments that contain the
seminiferous tubules
the seminiferous tubules converge to form the
tubuli recti AKA tubuli seminiferi recti)
the tubuli recti (tubuli seminiferi recti) connect the
seminiferous tubule to the rete testis
order of testi connections
seminiferous tubules to tubuli recti to rete testis to efferent ductules to ductus epididymis to vas deferens
anastomosing network of delicate tubules located in the hilum of the testicle (mediastinum ttestis) that carries sperm to the epididymis. sperm is concentrated as fluid and reabsorbed within this network
rete testis
carry the seminal fluid from the rete testis to the epididymis
efferent ductules
composed of head body and tail, positioned parallet to the testicle
epididymis
head of epididymis AKA
globus major
head of epididimus is located
adjacent to the superior pole of the testis and is the largest part of epi
the efferent ductules converge to form a single conconvoluted duct (ductus epididymis) in the
head (globus Major)
form an acute angle and courses cephlad as the vas deferens (ductus deferens)
tail of epididymis
appearance of epidydimis
slightly hyperechoic to testi or isoechogenic to testi
a remnant of the mullerian duct, small ovoid structure located beneath the head of the epididymis
appendix testis
blue dot sign
torsion of appendix testis occuring in boys 7-12 yrs old
representing a detached efferent duct, is a small stalk projecting off the epididymis. Derived from the wolffian duct
appendix epididymis
layer of muscle fibers, lying beneath the scrotal skin and dividing the scrotum into 2 chambers
darto
the division of the 2 scrotal chambers is called
scrotal raphe
saccular extension of the peritoneum into the scrotal chambers
tunica vaginalis
inner or visceral layer of the tunica vaginalis covers the
testis and epididymis
the outer or parietal layer of the tunica vaginalis lines the
scrotal chamber
testicular blood flow is supplied by the
deferential artery
cremasteric (external spermatic) artery
testicular artery
testicular artery divides into
capsular and centripetal (intratesticular) branches
the centripetal arteries course along the septula converging on the
mediastiinum testis
spermatic cord consists of the
vas deferents
creasteric, deferential, testicular arteries
pampiniform plexus of veins
lymphatic
nerves
most extratesticular masses are
benign
majority of intratesticular lesions are
malignant
most malignant testicular neoplasms are
hypoechic compared to the normal testicular parenchyma
testicular neoplasms are the most common malignancy in men ages
15 to 35 yrs
most common testicular cancers
germ cell