The testes, at an early period of foetal life, are placed at the back part of the abdominal cavity, behind the peritoneum, and each is attached by a peritoneal fold, the mesorchium, to the mesonephros.
| Mesorchium | |
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 Schematic drawing of a cross-section through the vaginal process. 1 testicle, 2 Epididymis, 3 Mesorchium, 4 Lamina visceralis of Tunica vaginalis, 5 Lamina parietalis of Tunica vaginalis, 6 Cavum vaginale, 7 Mesepididymis, 8 Fascia spermatica interna | |
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See also
editMesorchium is the fibrous sheath which attaches vascular and avascular structures of spermatic cord together.
References
editThis article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1207 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
edit- Anatomy photo:36:08-0203 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Inguinal Region, Scrotum and Testes: Coverings of the Testis"
- Embryology at UNSW Notes/urogen4
