Inguinal Canal and Male External Genitalia Flashcards
How long is iguinal canal?
5cm
What is opening and exit of inguinal canal?
Deep inguinal ring- opening
Superficial inguinal ring- exit
Borders inguinal canal?
Anterior- external oblique aponeurosis
Posterior- transversalis fascia
Roof- transversalis fascia
Floor- inguinal ligament
Contents of inguinal canal females?
Contents of inguinal canal males?
Females- round ligament uterus
- ilioinguinal nerve
- genital branch of genitofemoral nerve
Males- spermatic cord
- ilioinguinal nerve
In spermatic cord what are:
Two nerves
Three arteries
Three fascial layers?
Two nerves:
* Genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve
* Sympathetic nerve fibres
Three arteries:
* Testicular artery
* Cremasteric artery
* Artery to the vas deferens
Three fascial layers:
* External spermatic fascia (derived from the external oblique aponeurosis)
* Cremaster muscle and fascia (derived from the internal oblique muscle)
* Internal spermatic fascia (derived from the transversalis fascia)
What carries sperm out of testes?
Vas deferens
State 3 things in scrotum?
Testes
Epididymis
Spermatic cord
Give 2 functions of testes?
1) Produce sperm
2) Secrete sex hormone- testosterone
What fascia cover testes and spermatic cord?
External spermatic fascia
Cremaster
Internal spermatic fascia
Where are spermatozoa stored and formed?
Formed- testis
Stores- epididymis
What carries sperm from epididymis?
Vas deferens
What is arterial supply to testes?
What is venous drainage?
Testicular arteries- branch abdominal aorta
Venous- pampiniform venous plexus- testicular vein:
Right- IVC
Left- renal vein
What are 3 erectile tissues of penis?
What are they enclosed in?
2 corpora cavernosa- top
1 corpus spongiosum- bottom
Enclosed Bucks fascia
What is end penis called?
Glans
Expansion corpus spongiosum
Where are testes located?
Which teste is lower?
What suspends testes?
Scrotum
Left lower
Spermatic cord
What cells responsible testosterone production?
Leydig cells
What aids maturation spermatozoa?
Sertoli cells