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Cremaster muscle
muscle that covers the testis and the spermatic cord. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The cremaster muscle is a muscle that covers the testis and the spermatic cord.
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Cremaster muscle | |
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![]() The cremaster muscle | |
Details | |
Origin | Internal Oblique |
Insertion | Tunica vaginalis |
Artery | Cremasteric artery |
Nerve | Genital branch of genitofemoral nerve |
Actions | raise and lower the scrotum |
Identifiers | |
Latin | musculus cremaster |
TA | A04.5.01.018M A09.3.04.003 |
FMA | 21531 |
Anatomical terms of muscle |
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The word comes from the transitive Greek verb "I hang" (Greek: κρεμάννυμι).[1]