Intermediate Spermatic Cord and Round Ligament Quiz

Q1. Which artery accompanies the ductus deferens within the spermatic cord?

• Deep circumflex iliac artery
• Artery to the ductus deferens
• Inferior phrenic artery
• Middle colic artery

Q2. Which artery supplies the cremasteric coverings and is a content of the spermatic cord?

• Left gastric artery
• Superior mesenteric artery
• Internal pudendal artery only
• Cremasteric artery

Q3. Which nerve enters the inguinal canal through the deep ring and travels with the spermatic cord?

• Femoral nerve
• Ilioinguinal nerve
• Genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve
• Obturator nerve

Q4. Why is the ilioinguinal nerve not usually considered a true content of the spermatic cord?

• It is contained inside the ductus deferens
• It never enters the inguinal canal
• It travels with the cord in the canal but lies outside the cord coverings
• It passes only through the femoral canal

Q5. What is the principal function of the pampiniform plexus besides venous drainage?

• Countercurrent heat exchange
• Secretion of testosterone
• Contraction of the cremaster
• Production of sperm

Q6. Where does the right testicular vein usually drain?

• Internal iliac vein
• Right renal vein
• Inferior vena cava
• Portal vein

Q7. Where does the left testicular vein usually drain?

• Left renal vein
• Inferior mesenteric vein
• Portal vein
• Left common iliac vein

Q8. Which component of the spermatic cord is characteristically firm and cordlike on palpation?

• Genital branch of genitofemoral nerve
• Lymphatic vessels
• Pampiniform plexus
• Ductus deferens

Q9. Where do lymphatics from the testis travel after accompanying the testicular vessels in the cord?

• Superficial inguinal nodes
• Lumbar or para-aortic lymph nodes
• Popliteal nodes
• Axillary nodes

Q10. What helps maintain the anteverted position of the uterus and passes through the inguinal canal?

• Round ligament of the uterus
• Broad ligament alone
• Uterosacral ligament through the inguinal canal
• Ovarian artery