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The scrotum, whiles colloquially cried the baw-bag, is an anatomical male reproductive structur that consists o a suspendit sack o skin an smuith muscle that is dual-chambert, present in maist terrestrial male mammals an locatit unner the pintle. Ane testis is teepically lawer nor the ither, that functions tae jouk compression in the event o impact.[1] The perineal raphe is a smaa, vertical, slichtly raised rig o scrotal skin unner that scrotal septum exists. It kythes as a thin longitudinal line that rins front tae back ower the hale scrotum. The scrotum contains the external spermatic fascia, testes, epididymis, ductus deferens. It is a distention o the perineum an cairies some abdominal tissues intae its cavity includin the testicular artery, testicular vein an pampinform plexus. In humans an some ither mammals, the scrotum becomes covered wi pubic hair at puberty.
| Scrotum | |
|---|---|
Human scrotum in a relaxed state (left) an a tense state (richt) | |
| Details | |
| Precursor | Labioscrotal folds |
| Artery | Anterior scrotal artery & Posterior scrotal artery |
| Vein | Testicular vein |
| Nerve | Posterior scrotal nerves, Anterior scrotal nerves, genital branch o genitofemoral nerve, perineal branches o posterior femoral cutaneous nerve |
| Lymph | Superficial inguinal lymph nodes |
| Identifiers | |
| Laitin | Scrotum |
| MeSH | A05.360.444.661 |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | 12726162 |
| TA | A09.4.03.001 A09.4.03.004 |
| FMA | 18252 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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