Repro lecture - Warning! I was getting really tired with this at the end Flashcards
What are the layers from scrotal skin to testicle?
skin>tunica dartos>spermatic fascia>tunica vaginalis>testicle/epididymus
What layer surrounds the cremaster muscle?
spermatic fascia
What surrounds the testicle?
mesorchium
Scrotum contains what type of nervous/arteial supply?
cutaneous
What anchors the embryonic testes to the abdominal wall?
gubernaculum
What is another name for the gubernaculum?
genito-inguinal ligament
What structure/edge makes up the inguinal ligament?
free edge of the ext. abdominal oblique aponerosis
What does the proximal portion of the gubernaculum become?
proper ligament of the the testis
What does the distal portion of the gubernaculum become?
ligament of the tail of the epididymis
What are the 3 components of the vaginal tunic?
- parietal layer of the tunica vaginalis
- visceral layer of the tunica vaginalis
- spermatic cord, testis, epididymis
What is the internal evagination of the peritoneum in the cavity of the vaginal tunic?
vaginal process
What is cryptorchidism?
retension of one or more testes in the body cavity
What causes cryptorchidism?
It’s too big!!!
They can’t fit through the inguinal ring
What structures run through the spermatic cord?
ductus deferens genitofemoral n. testicular a. pampiniform plexus Cremaster m. tunica vaginalis mesorchium
What does the mesorchium cover?
testicular a.
pampiniform plexus
testicular n.
lymphatics
What does the mesoductus deferens?
ductus deferens
blood/nerve supply from pelvic cavity
What are the structures surrounding the testes?
tunica vaginalis
spermatic fascia
cremaster muscle
scrotum
What accessory sex glands do horses have?
vesicular glands, prostate, ampulla, bulbourethral bland