Information about External Spermatic Fascia

In some male mammals, the scrotum is a protuberance of skin and muscle containing the testicles. It is an extension of the abdomen, and is located between the penis and anus.
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The tunica vaginalis is the serous covering of the testis.

It is a pouch of serous membrane, derived from the saccus vaginalis of the peritoneum, which in the fetus preceded the descent of the testis from the abdomen into the scrotum.
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Cremaster may refer to:

• The cremaster muscle, part of genital anatomy in humans
• A hook-shaped protuberance from the rear of the chrysalis casing in a certain species of butterfly, by which the caterpillar fixes itself to the pad of silk it has cemented to the underside

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The testicle (from Latin testis, meaning "witness",^[1] plural testes) or ballock is the male generative gland in animals. This article will concentrate on mammalian testicles unless otherwise noted.
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The dartos is a layer of smooth muscular fiber outside the external spermatic fascia but below the skin.

Gender differences

• In males it is termed tunica dartos and lies beneath the skin of the scrotum.

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Areolar connective tissue (or loose connective tissue) is the most widely distributed connective tissue type in vertebrates.

Location

It can be found in the skin as well as in places that connect epithelium to other tissues.
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The inguinal canal is a passage in the anterior (toward the front of the body) abdominal wall which in men conveys the spermatic cord and in women the round ligament. The inguinal canal is larger and more prominent in men.
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spermatic cord is the name given to the cord-like structure in males formed by the vas deferens and surrounding tissue that run from the abdomen down to each testicle.

Contents of spermatic cord

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Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university, located in Washington, D.C.'s Georgetown neighborhood. Father John Carroll founded the school in 1789, though its roots extend back to 1634.
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Henry Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body (or Gray's Anatomy as it has commonly been shortened) is an English-language human anatomy textbook widely regarded as a classic work on the subject.
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human male reproductive system is a series of organs located outside of the body and around the pelvic region of a male that contribute towards the reproductive process.

The male contributes to reproduction by producing spermatozoa.
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The reproductive system is the ensembles and interactions of organs and/or substances within an organism that strictly pertain to reproduction. As an example, this would include in the case of female mammals, the hormone estrogen, ova, and the uterus and the vagina, and the breasts.
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In some male mammals, the scrotum is a protuberance of skin and muscle containing the testicles. It is an extension of the abdomen, and is located between the penis and anus.
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The dartos is a layer of smooth muscular fiber outside the external spermatic fascia but below the skin.

Gender differences

• In males it is termed tunica dartos and lies beneath the skin of the scrotum.

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The cremaster muscle is a muscle that covers the testis.

Contraction

Its function is to raise and lower the scrotum in order to regulate the temperature of the testis and promote spermatogenesis.
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The internal spermatic fascia (infundibuliform fascia) is a thin layer, which loosely invests the cord; it is a continuation downward of the transversalis fascia.

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The perineal raphe extends from the anus, through the mid-line of the scrotum (scrotal raphe) and upwards through the posterior mid-line aspect of the penis (penile raphe).

It is observed as a noticeable line.
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spermatic cord is the name given to the cord-like structure in males formed by the vas deferens and surrounding tissue that run from the abdomen down to each testicle.

Contents of spermatic cord

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The testicle (from Latin testis, meaning "witness",^[1] plural testes) or ballock is the male generative gland in animals. This article will concentrate on mammalian testicles unless otherwise noted.
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The tunica vaginalis is the serous covering of the testis.

It is a pouch of serous membrane, derived from the saccus vaginalis of the peritoneum, which in the fetus preceded the descent of the testis from the abdomen into the scrotum.
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For other structures with the same name, see Tunica albuginea.

The Tunica Albuginea is the fibrous covering of the testis.

It is a dense blue-white membrane, composed of bundles of white fibrous tissue which interlace in every direction.
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The appendix testis (or Hydatid of Morgagni) is a vestigial remnant of the Müllerian duct, present on the upper pole of the testis and attached to the tunica vaginalis. It is present about 90% of the time.
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The mediastinum testis is a network of fibrous connective tissue that extends from the upper to near the lower extremity of the testis, and is wider above than below.
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The glandular structure of the testis consists of numerous lobules.

Their number, in a single testis, is estimated by Berres at 250, and by Krause at 400.

They differ in size according to their position, those in the middle of the gland being larger and longer.
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septa which extend between the mediastinum testis and the tunica albuginea, and consists of from one to three, or more, minute convoluted tubes, the tubuli seminiferi.

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