Observations on the structure and diseases of the testis / by Sir Astley Cooper.

  • Cooper, Astley, Sir, 1768-1841.
Date:
1830
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Observations on the structure and diseases of the testis / by Sir Astley Cooper. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    The second artery of the scrotum is the perineal, which proceeds from the internal pudic artery; which latter vessel, after passing out of the pelvis, near the sciatic nerve, at the edge of the pyriformis, and at the lower part of the ischiatic notch, is continued to the inner side of the tuberosity and ramus of the ischium; and after having given off its external hemorrhoidal artery to the anus, it sends its perinseal branch forwards between the bulb and crus penis. The perinseal artery passes upon the septum scroti, supplying it with blood-vessels, and is continued forwards to the raphe, where it anastamoses with the external pudic. In its course it sends vessels to the accelerator urinae and transversus perinaei. The scrotal artery of the epigastric descends from the epigastric soon after its origin. It first sends a branch down upon the spermatic cord, which is distributed to the cremaster muscle ; and then a larger branch descends upon the side of the symphisis pubis to the skin and fat of the pubis; it next anastamoses with the external pudic artery, and descends to the inner and upper part of the thigh, and to the back-part of the scrotum, anastamosing there with the perinaeal and external pudic arteries. The veins of the scrotum return their blood by the side of their corresponding arteries ; the external pudic vein passes into the femoral vein at the groin, the perinaeal vein into the internal pudic vein, and the veins at the back of the scrotum into the