Internal spermatic fascia
| Internal spermatic fascia | |
|---|---|
 Transverse section through the left side of the scrotum and the left testis. The sac of the tunica vaginalis is represented in a distended condition. (Infundibuliform fascia labeled at left, fourth from top.) | |
 The scrotum. On the left side the cavity of the tunica vaginalis has been opened; on the right side only the layers superficial to the Cremaster have been removed. | |
| Details | |
| Latin | fascia spermatica interna |
| Identifiers | |
| Gray's | p.1239 |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | f_03/12355184 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The internal spermatic fascia (infundibuliform fascia) (Le deuxieme fascia de Webster) is a thin layer, which loosely invests the cord; it is a continuation downward of the transversalis fascia.
Additional images
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The scrotum.
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Schematic drawing of a cross-section through the vaginal process.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Anatomy figure: 36:01-16 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "The inguinal canal and derivation of the layers of the spermatic cord."
- Anatomy image:7217 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- inguinalregion at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (spermaticcord)
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