What passes through the inguinal canal in man:
a. Spermatic cord
b. Round ligament
c. Ilioinguinal nerve
d. Iliohypogastric nerve
e. Femoral artery
The correct answer is a. Spermatic cord.
In men, the inguinal canal contains the spermatic cord, which is a bundle of structures that connects the testes to the abdominal cavity. The spermatic cord includes:
– Vas deferens (muscular tube that carries sperm)
– Testicular arteries (supply blood to the testes)
– Testicular veins (drain blood from the testes)
– Cremasteric arteries (supply blood to the cremaster muscle)
– Genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve (innervates the cremaster muscle)