Cremasteric fascia

Cremasteric fascia
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Identifiers
LatinFascia cremasterica
TA98A09.3.04.004
TA23618
FMA74054 74054, 74054
Anatomical terminology

The cremasteric fascia is a fascia in the scrotum. As the cremaster descends, it forms a series of loops which differ in thickness and length in different subjects. At the upper part of the cord the loops are short, but they become in succession longer and longer, the longest reaching down as low as the testis, where a few are inserted into the tunica vaginalis. These loops are united together by areolar tissue, and form a thin covering over the cord and testis, the cremasteric fascia.

The cremasteric fascia lies between the more superficial external spermatic fascia and the deeper internal spermatic fascia.[1] It is a continuation of the aponeurosis of the abdominal internal oblique muscle.[2][3]

References

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 414 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. ↑ Ellis, Harold (2009-07-01). "Anatomy of the anterior abdominal wall and inguinal canal". Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine. 10 (7): 315–317. doi:10.1016/j.mpaic.2009.04.009. ISSN 1472-0299.
  2. ↑ Ellis, Harold (20 November 2006). Clinical Anatomy: Applied Anatomy for Students and Junior Doctors. New York: Wiley. p. 64. ISBN 1-4051-3804-1.
  3. ↑ Jacob, S. (2008-01-01), Jacob, S. (ed.), "Chapter 4 - Abdomen", Human Anatomy, Churchill Livingstone, pp. 71–123, doi:10.1016/b978-0-443-10373-5.50007-5, ISBN 978-0-443-10373-5, retrieved 2021-02-05


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