Institute for Cryptorchidism Research, Kindermedizinisches Zentrum, Bahnhofplatz 11, 4410, Liestal, Switzerland, faruk@magnet.ch.
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D007264
Inguinal Canal
The tunnel in the lower anterior ABDOMINAL WALL through which the SPERMATIC CORD, in the male; ROUND LIGAMENT, in the female; nerves; and vessels pass. Its internal end is at the deep inguinal ring and its external end is at the superficial inguinal ring.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013737
Testis
The male gonad containing two functional parts: the SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES for the production and transport of male germ cells (SPERMATOGENESIS) and the interstitial compartment containing LEYDIG CELLS that produce ANDROGENS.