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Inguinal Region
1. Why is the testis located outside of the body cavity?
2. Define the origin and insertion of the external oblique muscle.
3. Define the origin and insertion of the internal oblique muscle.
4. Define the origin and insertion of the transversus abdominis muscle.
5. Which muscles arise from the inguinal ligament?
6. What is the superior (medial) and inferior (lateral) crura?
7. What are intercrural fibers?
8. What is the lacunar ligament?
9. What is the pectineal ligament?
10. What is the reflected inguinal ligament?
11. What is the conjoined tendon (falx inguinalis, conjoint tendon)?
12. What is the superficial inguinal ring?
13. What is the deep inguinal ring?
14. Does the transversus abdominis muscle contriubte to the spermatic cord?
15. Define the spermatic cord?
16. Define external and internal spermatic fascia?
17. What cremasteric muscle and fascia:
18. What is the inguinal canal?
19. What structural modifications protect the inguinal canal?
20. What is the gubernaculum?
21. What is the scrotal ligament?
22. What is an indirect inguinal hernia?
23. What is a direct inguinal hernia?
24. What is the median umbilical fold?
25. What is the median umbilical ligament?
26. What is the urachus?
27. What is the medial umbilical fold?
28. What is the medial umbilical ligament?
29. What is the lateral umbilical fold?
30. Is there a lateral umbilical ligament?
31. Draw a picture of the testis and encircle it with skin. Where would the contents
of a direct and indirect inguinal hernia be positioned?
32. What are the lateral and medial inguinal fossa?
33. Where do vessels enter the testis?
34. What is Dartos tunic?
35. What is transversalis fascia?
36. The testis and vas deferens and all other vessels are located in the
extraperitoneal connective tissue - explain.
37. What is the round ligament (ligamentum teres) in the female?
38. What is the ovarian ligament?
39. What is the processus vaginalis?
40. What is the testicular coelom?
41. What are the parietal and visceral layers of the tunica vaginalis?
44. What is cryptorchidism?
45. What is a hydrocoele?
46. What is the tunica albuginea?
47. What are the efferent ductules?
48. What is the epididymis?
49. Name the layers/structures involved with a vasectomy.