Testes and scrotum Flashcards
inguinal canal
path that connects the deep and superficial inguinal ring, external pudendal artery and vein pass through here as well as spermatic cord in males
vaginal ringit
peritoneal ring that is formed by the vaginal tunic passing through the deep inguinal ring, the spermatic cord passes through the vaginal ring on route to the deep inguinal ring
deep inguinal ring
formed by the edge of the internal abdominal oblique muscle and the shaft of the ilium or iliopsoas muscle
superficial inguinal ring
formed by. slit in the aponeurosis of the external abdominal oblique muscle, dorsal to the slit known as the lateral crus (of the external abdominal oblique) or the inguinal ligament, ventral to the slit is known as the medial crus of the external abdominal oblique muscle
vascular lacuna
the opening between the shaft of the ilium or iliopsoas muscle and the external abdominal oblique muscle that transmits the femoral vessels to the limb, NOTE: these vessels pass through the deep inguinal ring but not the vaginal ring