Inguinal Canal (New) Flashcards
Inguinal Canal is the male reproductive tract through the _____ wall
Anterior abdominal
Content of spermatic cord:
Ductus def, testic artery, pamph plexus, genitofemoral nerve, autonomics, and lymphatics
Inguinal canal begins at ___ exits at ___
inguinal liganent; ductus def
Gonads in both sexes origina high in the ___
posterior abdominal wall (near L1)
Migration of gonads occurs via
gubernaculum
Deep Inguinal ring is located ___ to inferior epigatric arteries
lateral
Transversalis fascia stretches, creating the deep inguinal ring, then later is renamed:
Internal Spermatic Fascia
What muscle layer does NOT contribute to the spermatic cord?
Transversalis abdominus
Which abdominal layer becomes the cremaster muscle?
Internal oblique
Internal oblique/cremaster is innervated by somatic motor component of:
Genitofemoral nerve
____ muscle’s aponeurosis contributes to external spermatic fascia
external oblique
_____ becomes the cremaster muscle
Internal Oblique muscle
Spermatic Cord Contents:
ductus def, vasculature, nerves, lymph
Ductus defer sits inside ____ and paralell to ____
inside internal sperm fascia, parallel to processus vaginalis
Facilitates thermoregulation of the testes
cremaster muscle (once internal ob)