Intermediate Spermatic Cord and Round Ligament Quiz

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Q6. Where does the right testicular vein usually drain?

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

Q7. Where does the left testicular vein usually drain?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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