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Spermatic Cord : Mnemonics

Epomedicine, Jul 15, 2023Jul 15, 2023

Last updated on July 15, 2023

Spermatic cord enters the inguinal canal through the deep inguinal ring and passes out through the superficial inguinal ring.

3 Coverings

Mnemonic: ICE TIE

LayerOrigin
Internal spermatic fasciaTransversalis fascia
Cremasteric fasciaInternal oblique
External spermatic fasciaExternal oblique aponeurosis
Spermatic cord contents
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Contents

1. 3 Arteries:

Mnemonic: ABCD

Arteries –

  • Balls (Testicular artery from abdominal aorta)
  • Cremasteric artery (from inferior epigastric artery)
  • Deferential artery to ductus deferens (from inferior vesical artery)

2. 3 Nerves:

Mnemonic: SIGN

  • Sympathetic Nerves (around the deferential artery)
  • Ilioinguinal Nerve (lies outside the spermatic cord)
  • Genital branch of Genitofemoral Nerve (supplies cremaster)

3. 3 Tubes:

  • Ductus deferens
  • Pampiniform plexus (drains into testicular veins)
  • Lymphatics (drains into lumbar and para-aortic nodes)
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  1. Kelvin says:
    Jul 22, 2023 at 12:19 pm

    Awesome. Another great mnemonic

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