Spermatic cord



The spermatic cord ( funiculus spermaticus ) is a bundle of structures found in the male that runs from the cauda epididymis in the scrotum through the inguinal canal to the abdominal cavity.

Sheats
The sheaths of the spermatic cord are identical to the sheaths of the testis (except for the tunica vaginalis testis). They arose as derivatives of the abdominal wall during the descent of the testicles. Between the individual layers of the spermatic cord we can find the ramus genitalis nervi genitofemoralis and in the course of the inguinal canal n. ilioinguinalis and a. cremasterica.
 * tunica dartos
 * fascia spermatica externa
 * m. cremaster in its fascia cremasterica
 * fascia spermatica interna

Contents
ventrally: dorsally:
 * vestigium processus vaginalis peritonei
 * lymphatic vessels
 * a. testicularis (branch of aorta abdominalis)
 * nerve plexus testicularis
 * venous plexus pampiniformis
 * ductus deferens
 * a. ductus deferentis (branch of a. iliaca interna)
 * nerve plexus deferentialis

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