Chapter 23: Scrotum

Question 1

An extension of the internal oblique muscle that descends to the testis with the spermatic cord

Answer 1

Cremasteric muscle

Question 2

Connect the seminal vesicle and the vas deferens to the urethra at the verumontanum

Answer 2

Ejaculatory ducts

Question 3

Anatomic structure formed by the network of ducts leaving the mediastinum testis that combine into a single, convoluted epididymal tubule

Answer 3

Epididymis

Question 4

Reservoirs for sperm located posterior to the bladder

Answer 4

Seminal vesicles

Question 5

Plexus of veins in the spermatic cord that drain into the right and left testicular vein

Answer 5

Pampiniform plexus

Question 6

Junction of the ejaculatory ducts with the urethra

Answer 6

Verumontanum

Question 7

Male gonad that produces hormones that induce masculine features and spermatozoa

Answer 7

Testicle

Question 8

Membrane consisting of a visceral layer in a parietal layer lining the inner wall of the scrotum

Answer 8

Tunica vaginalis

Question 9

Partially supply the scrotal wall and epididymis and occasionally the lower pole of the testes

Answer 9

Pudenal artery

Question 10

Tube that connects the epididymis to the seminal vesicle

Answer 10

Vas deferens

Question 11

Artery arising from the aorta just distal to each renal artery

Answer 11

Testicular artery

Question 12

Central linear structure formed by the convergence of multiple thin septations within the testicles which are invaginations of the tunica albuginea

Answer 12

Mediastinum testis

Question 13

Small membranous canal that extends from the bladder to the end of the penis

Answer 13

Urethra

Question 14

Multiple septa formed from the tunica albuginea that course toward the mediastinum testes and separate the testicle into lobules

Answer 14

Septa testis

Question 15

Inner fibrous membrane surrounding the testicle

Answer 15

Tunica albuginea

Question 16

Structure made up of vas deferens testicular artery cremasteric artery and pampiniform plexus that suspends the testes in the scrotum

Answer 16

Spermatic cord

Question 17

Sack containing the testes and epididymis

Answer 17

Scrotum

Question 18

Small artery arising from the inferior epigastric artery which supplies the peritesticular tissue including the cremasteric muscle

Answer 18

Cremasteric artery

Question 19

Formed by the pampiniform plexus

Answer 19

Testicular vein

Question 20

Arises from the vesicle artery and supplies the vas deferens and epididymis

Answer 20

Deferential artery

Question 21

Terminal intratesticular arteries arising from the capsular arteries

Answer 21

Centripetal artery

Question 22

Terminal ends of the centripetal arteries that curve backward toward the capsule

Answer 22

Recurrent rami

Question 23

Dilated veins in the pampiniform plexus caused by obstruction of the venous return from the testicle

Answer 23

Varicocele

Question 24

Cyst filled with clear serous fluid located in the epididymis

Answer 24

Epididymal cyst

Question 25

Fluid formed between the visceral and parietal layers of the tunica vaginalis

Answer 25

Hydrocele

Question 26

Cyst in the vas deferens containing sperm

Answer 26

Spermatocele

Question 27

Testicles remain within the abdomen or groin and fail to descend

Answer 27

Cryptorchidism

Question 28

Pus located between the visceral and parietal layers of the tunica vaginalis

Answer 28

Pyocele

Question 29

Network of the channels formed by the convergence of the straight seminiferous tubules in the mediastinum testes

Answer 29

Rete testis

Question 30

Blood located between the visceral and parietal layers of the tunica vaginalis

Answer 30

Hematocele