Anatomy Atlases: Atlas of Human Anatomy in Cross Section 6: Pelvis, Perineum, Hip, and Upper Thigh

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Atlas of Human Anatomy in Cross Section: Section 6. Pelvis, Perineum, Hip, and Upper Thigh

Plate 6.18

Ronald A. Bergman, Ph.D., Adel K. Afifi, M.D., Jean J. Jew, M.D., and Paul C. Reimann, B.S.
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Upper Left Quadrant	Lower Left Quadrant	Lower Right Quadrant	Upper Right Quadrant
1. Epididymis 2. Testis, mediastinum 3. Gracilis m. 4. Great saphenous v. 5. Lateral femoral circumflex a. and v. 6. Femoral neurovascular bundle 7. Adductor longus m. 8. Adductor brevis m.	9. Adductor magnus m. 10. Adductor minimus m. (adductor magnus superior fasciculus) 11. Iliotibial bond of fascia lata 12. Sciatic nerve 13. Posterior (femoral) cutaneous nerve (of thigh) 14. Biceps femoris (long head) m. and tendon 15. Tendon m. semimembranosus 16. Semimembranosus m.	17. Sciatic nerve 18. Superficial fascia 19. Gluteus maximus m. insertion onto iliotibial band of fascia lata 20. Gluteal ridge of femur, insertion of gluteus maximus m. 21. Femoral shaft 22. Vastus lateralis m.	23. Vastus intermedius m. 24. Rectus femoris m. 25. Deep femoral a. and v. 26. Femoral nerve, rami 27. Femoral a. and v. 28. Obturator nerve, posterior ramus 29. Epididymis and efferent ductules 30. Scrotum 31. Tunica vaginalis, visceral foyer 32. Tunica albuginea 33. Testis

This section passes through the proximal thighs and the scrotum (30). It passes through the right (2) and left (33) testes. The thigh is considered in Section 7.

The parts of the testes that can be identified include the portion containing the seminiferous lobules and tubules (33), the epididymis (29), the efferent ductules (29), and the mediastinum (2).

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