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The spermatic cord is the cord-like structure in males formed by the vas deferens (ductus deferens) and surrounding tissue that runs from the deep inguinal ring down to each testicle. Its serosal covering, the tunica vaginalis, is an extension of the peritoneum that passes through the transversalis fascia. Each testicle develops in the lower ...
Within the spermatic cord, the vas deferens is situated posterior (and parallel to) the vessels of the spermatic cord. [3]: 1297 The vas deferens traverses the inguinal canal to reach the pelvic cavity; it enters the pelvic cavity lateral to the inferior epigastric vessels. At the deep inguinal ring, the vas deferens diverges from the ...
The external spermatic fascia (intercrural or intercolumnar fascia) is a thin membrane, prolonged downward around the surface of the spermatic cord and testis. It is separated from the dartos tunic by loose areolar tissue. It is occasionally referred to as 'Le Fascia de Webster' after an anatomist who once described it.
Anatomy figure: 36:01-13 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "The inguinal canal and derivation of the layers of the spermatic cord." Atlas image: abdo_wall63 at the University of Michigan Health System - "The Male & Female Inguinal Canal" Diagram at nurseminerva.co.uk
These organs are located on the outside of the body, and within the pelvis. The main male sex organs are the penis and the scrotum , which contains the testicles that produce semen and sperm , which, as part of sexual intercourse , fertilize an ovum in the female's body; the fertilized ovum ( zygote ) develops into a fetus , which is later born ...
Anatomy figure: 36:01-16 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "The inguinal canal and derivation of the layers of the spermatic cord." Anatomy image:7217 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center; inguinalregion at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (spermaticcord
The pampiniform plexus (from Latin pampinus 'tendril' and forma 'form') is a venous plexus – a network of many small veins found in the human male spermatic cord, and the suspensory ligament of the ovary. In the male, it is formed by the union of multiple testicular veins from the back of the testis and tributaries from the epididymis.
Testicular torsion occurs when the spermatic cord (from which the testicle is suspended) twists, cutting off the blood supply to the testicle. [3] The most common symptom in children is sudden, severe testicular pain. [1] The testicle may be higher than usual in the scrotum and vomiting may occur.