Chapter 5 (Spermatic Cord, Scrotum, and Testes)

Question 1

Spermatic cord contains structures running to and from the ____ and suspends the testis in the ____.

Answer 1

Testes; scrotum

Question 2

(Spermatic Cord)
Beings at the ____ ____, passes through the ____ ____, exits at the _____ _____ ____, and ends in the scrotum at the ______ border of the testis.

Answer 2

inguinal ring, passes through the inguinal canal, exits at the superficial inguinal ring, and ends in the scrotum at the posterior border of the testis.

Question 3

(Spermatic Cord)

Coverings of the spermatic cord include the:

Answer 3

• Internal spermatic fascia
• Cremasteric fascia
• External spermatic fascia

Question 4

(Cremaster Muscle)
The _____ _____ contains loops of the cremaster muscles formed by the _____ ____ of the internal oblique muscle arising from the inguinal ligament.

Answer 4

cremasteric fascia; lowermost fascicles

Question 5

(Cremaster Muscle)

Helps draw the testis ____ in the _____, particularly in response to cold.

Answer 5

superiorly; scrotum

Question 6

(Cremaster Muscle)

In warm environments, the cremaster ____ and the testis ____ ____ in the scrotum.

Answer 6

relaxes; descend deeply

Question 7

(Cremaster Muscle)

Both responses occur in an attempt to regulate temperature of the testes for _________

Answer 7

spermatogenesis

Question 8

(Cremaster Muscle)

The cremaster muscle is innervated by the _______ nerve form the lumbar plexus

Answer 8

Genitofemoral

Question 9

The scrotum is a cutaneous sac consisting of two layers:

Answer 9

• Heavily pigmented skin

- Dartos fascia

Question 10

(Scrotum)

Dartos fasica

Answer 10

A fat-free fascial layer including smooth muscle fibers (dartos muscle) responsible for the wrinkled appearance of the scrotum.

Question 11

(Scrotum)
Contraction of the dartos fascia attached the scrotum to _____when cold and ____ ____ _____ in holding the testes closer to the body to help ___ ___ ____.

Answer 11

wrinkle when cold and assisting the cremaster; reduce heat loss

Question 12

Nerve supply to the scrotum includes branches of the ___ ___to the antero lateral surface and branches of the ___ ___ to the posterior and inferior surfaces.

Answer 12

lumbar plexus; sacral plexus

Question 13

(Scrotum: Nerve Supply)

These nerves include:

Answer 13

• Genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve
• Anterior scrotal nerves
• Posterior scrotal nerves
• Perineal branches of the posterior cutaneous nerve of the thigh

Question 14

(Scrotum: Nerve Supply)

Genital branch of genitofemoral nerve

Answer 14

Supply the anterolateral surface

Question 15

(Scrotum: Nerve Supply)

Anterior scrotal nerves

Answer 15

(AKA branches of the ilio-inguinal nerve) supplying the anterior surface

Question 16

(Scrotum: Nerve Supply)

Posterior scrotal nerves

Answer 16

(AKA branches of the pudendal nerve) supplying the posterior surface

Question 17

(Scrotum: Nerve Supply)

Perineal branches of the posterior cutaneous nerve of the thigh

Answer 17

Supply the postero-inferior surface

Question 18

(Testes)

Male gonads consisting of ____ ____ ____ ____ that produce sperms and male hormones (primarily testosterone)

Answer 18

Paired ovoid reproductive glands

Question 19

(Testes)
Suspended in the scrotum by the ____ _____, with the left testis usually suspended more inferiorly to than the right testis.

Answer 19

Spermatic cords

Question 20

(Testes)
The surface of each testis is covered by the visceral layer of the _____ _____, except where the testis attaches to the epididymis and spermatic cord.

Answer 20

Tunica vaginalis (a closed peritoneal sac)

Question 21

(Testes)
The tunica vaginalis contains ______ and ____ ____ separated by a small amount of fluid, allowing the testis to move freely in the scrotum.

Answer 21

Visceral and parietal layers

Question 22

(Testes)
The testes also contain a touch fibrous outer surface known as the _____ _____ that thickens into a ridge on the internal aspect known as the ____ ____ ____ ____.

Answer 22

tunica albuginea; mediastinum of the testis

Question 23

(Testes)
Sperm is produced within long and highly coiled ____ _____, which make its way to the epididmyis by way of the _____ _____ in the mediastinum.

Answer 23

seminiferous tubules; rete testis

Question 24

(Epididymis)

An elongated structure on the posterior surface of the testis, formed by the convolutions of the ____ ____ _____ _____.

Answer 24

Duct of the epididymis

Question 25

(Epididymis)

Composed of a

Answer 25

head, body, and tail

Question 26

(Epididymis)

Efferent ductules of the testis transport …

Answer 26

newly developed sperms to the epididymis of the rete testes

Question 27

(Epididymis)

In the lengthy course of the duct, the sperms are _____ and ____ ____ _____.

Answer 27

stored and continue to mature.