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1
Q

Where does the testes develop?

A

Testis develop in the extraperitoneal connective tissue in the superior lumbar region of the posterior abdominal wall.

2
Q

What connects the testes to the anterilolateral ab wall?

A

gubenaculum

3
Q

What site does the gubernaculum connects the testes?

A

site of future deep ring

4
Q

What does the processes vaginalis carry with it as it migrates down?

A

crosses the developing inguinal ring carrying the muscular and fascial layers of the anterolateral abdominal wall before it as it enters the scrotum.

5
Q

Where are the testes in the 12th week?

A

in the pelvis

6
Q

Where are the testes in the 28th week?

A

near the deep ring

7
Q

how long does it take the testes to pass through the ring and the inguinal canal?

A

3 days

8
Q

Where are the testes after one month?

A

entering the scrotum

9
Q

What is the distal part of the process vaginalis called?

A

tunica vaginalis

10
Q

What s the gubernaculum called?

A

scrotal ligament

11
Q

Where does the ovaries develop in the female?

A

in superior lumbar region of the posterior abdominal wall and migrate to the lateral abdominal wall in the pelvis

12
Q

What does the gubernaculum connect in females?

A

fibrous cord connecting the ovary and the primordial uterus to the developing labium majus

13
Q

what does the gubernaculum become in females?

A

ovarian ligament (between ovary and uterus) and the round ligament (uterus and labium majus).

14
Q

Why doesn’t the ovaries descend into the inguinal region?

A

because of the ovarian ligament

round ligament passes through

15
Q

Which inguinal canal is narrower males or females?

A

female

16
Q

What happens if the process vaginalis stays open?

A

inguinal hernias can develop