Question

Name the canal through which the testes descend into the scrotum just before birth in the human male child.

Answer 1

The inguinal canals are the two passages in the anterior abdominal wall which in males convey the spermatic cords and in females the round ligament of the uterus. The inguinal canals are larger and more prominent in males. There is one inguinal canal on each side of the midline. The structures which pass through the canals differ between males and females:

In males: the spermatic cord and its coverings + the ilioinguinal nerve.

in females: the round ligament of the uterus + the ilioinguinal nerve.