Scrotum Flashcards

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Definition

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  1. Skin and subcutaneous bag containing:
    - testes
    - epididymis
    - spermatic cords lower parts of both sides
  2. Corresponds to female labia majora
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External features: externally

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Divided externally into right and left halves by median raphe at its middle

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External features: internally

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Divided by median septum formed by dartos muscle and fascia between both sides of scrotum

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4
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External features: scrotum left side

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Hangs lower than right skin is corrugated due to presence of dartos muscle

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5
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Layers

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From outside inwards
1. Skin
2. Dartos muscle
3. Superficial fascia membranous layer
4. External spermatic fascia
5. Cremasteric muscle and fascia
6. Internal spermatic fascia
7. Tunica vaginalis parietal layer

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Atrial supply

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  1. Scrotal arteries: from internal pudendal artery
  2. Cremasteric artery: from inferior epigastric artery
  3. Superficial external pudendal artery: from femoral artery
  4. Deep external pudendal artery : from femoral artery
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Lymph drainage

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Superficial Inguinal lymph nodes

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Nerve supply: sensory

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Sensory:
Anterior 1/3 (L1):
1. Ilioinguinal and genital branch of genitofemoral nerve
Posterior 2/3 (S3):
1. Scrotal branches of pudendal nerve and perineal branch of posterior cutaneous nerve of thigh

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Nerve supply: motor

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Motor:
1. Sympathetic supply to dartos reaching it through Cremasteric nerve (branch of genitofemoral nerve

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