The spermatic plexus (or testicular plexus) is derived from the
renal plexus
The renal plexus is a complex network of nerves formed by filaments from the celiac ganglia and plexus, aorticorenal ganglia, lower thoracic splanchnic nerves and first lumbar splanchnic nerve and aortic plexus.
The nerves from these sourc ...
, receiving branches from the
aortic plexus. It accompanies the
internal spermatic artery
The testicular artery (the male gonadal artery, also called the internal spermatic arteries in older texts) is a branch of the abdominal aorta that supplies blood to the testicle. It is a paired artery, with one for each of the testicles.
It i ...
to the
testis
A testicle or testis ( testes) is the gonad in all male bilaterians, including humans, and is Homology (biology), homologous to the ovary in females. Its primary functions are the production of sperm and the secretion of Androgen, androgens, p ...
.
Additional images
File:Gray849.png, Lower half of right sympathetic cord.
File:Gray1144.png, The scrotum.
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Nerve plexus
Nerves of the torso
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