Intermediate Spermatic Cord and Round Ligament Quiz

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

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

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

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

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

• Genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve
• Ilioinguinal nerve
• Obturator nerve
• Femoral 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 passes only through the femoral canal
• It travels with the cord in the canal but lies outside the cord coverings
• It never enters the inguinal canal

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

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

Q6. Where does the right testicular vein usually drain?

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

Q7. Where does the left testicular vein usually drain?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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