Testis Flashcards
What suspends the testes in the scrotum?
spermatic cord
What covers the testes?
tunica albuginea
what does the sperm produce?
sperma and testosterone
Where are sperm formed at?
long convoluted seminiferous tubules that are joined by straight tubules to the rete testis
What is the surface covered by?
visceral tunica vaginalis
What is the artery supply of the testes?
Testicular arteries
Anastomoses with the vas deferens artery
What i the veins of the testes?
Testicular veins
Join the pampiniform plexus (the thermoregulatory system of the testis).
Where does the left testicular vein begin?
Left vein begins in the pampiniform plexus and empties into left renal vein
where does the right testicular vein begin?
Right vein begins in the pampiniform plexus and empties into the IVC.
