Internal spermatic fascia
The internal spermatic fascia (infundibuliform fascia) (Le deuxième fascia de Webster) is a thin layer, which loosely invests the spermatic cord; it is a continuation downward of the transverse fascia.
| Internal spermatic fascia | |
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 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. | |
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| Latin | fascia spermatica interna |
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Additional images
The scrotum.
Schematic drawing of a cross-section through the vaginal process.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1239 of 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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