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| What is the Gubernaculum? |
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Definition
| projection of tissue from the gonads down to the scrotum (or labia majora) facilitates descent of the gonads |
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| What is the Processus Vaginalis? |
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Definition
| Projection of peritoneum that comes from the anterior abdominal wall, the testes will eventually descend and go underneath the processus vaginalis |
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| In males what does the Gubernaculum become? |
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| In females what does the Gubernacular become? |
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Definition
| Before the ovary it is the ovarian ligament, after is is the round ligament of the uterus |
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| What forms the inguinal ligament? |
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Definition
| External abdominal oblique aponeurosis |
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| The external spermatic fascia is derived from what? |
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Definition
| External abdominal oblique aponeurosis |
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| What muscle runs with the spermatocord? |
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Definition
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| What enervated the cremaster nerve? |
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Definition
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| What muscle does the cremaster muscle come from? |
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Definition
| Internal Abdominal Oblique |
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Term
| What is the function of the conjoined tendon? |
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Definition
| contracts down across the inguinal canal to prevent things from getting through it |
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| Transversalis fascia gives what to the spermatocord? |
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Definition
| Internal Spermatic Fascia |
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Term
| What is the significance of the pectineal (Coopers) ligament? |
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Definition
| Surgically it is a good place to sow |
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| What attaches Coopers ligament to the inguinal ligament? |
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Definition
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| What layer of superficial fascia makes it to the scrotum? |
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Definition
| Scarpa's. Forms the Dartos muscle and Fascia |
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Term
| What is the function of the Dartos muscle? |
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Definition
| elevates and drops the testes dependent on temperature changes |
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Term
| What are the two layers of the Tunica Vaginalis? |
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Definition
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| Where do spermatogonia develop? |
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Definition
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| Where do fully developed sperm cells reside? |
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Definition
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| What vessel travels along the spermatocord that semen travel? |
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Definition
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| What is the function of the Pampiniform plexus of veins? |
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Definition
| Besides venous drainage it also cools down the blood of the testicular artery |
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Term
| Between which folds does the Supravesicular Fossa sit? |
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Definition
| Between the Median and medial umbilical fold |
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Term
| Between which folds does the medial inguinal fossa sit? |
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Definition
| Between the medial umbilical fold and the lateral umbilical fold |
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Term
| Where is the lateral inguinal fossa? |
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Definition
| Just lateral of the lateral umbilical fold |
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Term
| What is the most common type of hernia in males? |
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Definition
| indirect inguinal hernia. Enters deep to inguinal ring and lateral to the inferior epigastric artery |
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Term
| What is a direct inguinal hernia? |
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Definition
| Hernia through posterior wall of the inguinal canal. Enters medial to the inferior epigastric artery |
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Term
| What is the Hesselbach triangle? |
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Definition
| also known as the inguinal triangle. It is a location for a direct inguinal hernia |
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| Upon palpation, how can you differentiate a direct from an indirect inguinal hernia? |
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Definition
| First you palpate up to the superficial ring and ask the patient to cough. Upon coughing if you feel the hernia lateral it will be indirect, if you feel it coming directly down on your finger it is a direct inguinal hernia |
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| What is the most common hernia in females? |
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Definition
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| How do you differentiate a femoral hernia from an inguinal hernia? |
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Definition
| above the inguinal ligament = femoral hernia. Below inguinal ligament = inguinal hernia |
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Term
| A hernia through the widest part of the linea alba is what kind of hernia? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is a divarication of the Recti Abdominis? |
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Definition
| Hernia between medial margins of recti. A particularly vulnerable population is old women |
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Term
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Definition
| tear in the conjoined tendon due to inability to oppose the effect of the thigh adductor muscles on the pubis |
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