TissueDB/Tissues/Testicular Artery

Gray's Anatomy (1918), plate 531: the abdominal aorta and its branches. The testicular vessels appear under their older name, the internal spermatic vessels.

License: Public domain by Henry Vandyke Carter

The testicular (gonadal) artery is a paired vessel arising directly from the abdominal aorta at the level of the second lumbar vertebra, descending retroperitoneally and traversing the inguinal canal within the spermatic cord to supply the testis. During inguinal hernia repair the artery must be identified and preserved alongside the vas deferens — inadvertent ligation or transection risks testicular ischaemia and atrophy, particularly in pediatric patients with smaller-calibre vessels.

Materials

Material	Visual	Tactile	Simulator	Notes
Elastic cord			Pediatric Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair Simulator (Duboureau)	Coloured elastic loop (e.g. Ethiloops®, "scoubidou" lanyard).