The
scrotum. On the left side the cavity of the
tunica vaginalis has been opened; on the right side only the layers superficial to the
cremaster have been removed.
Transverse section through the left side of the scrotum and the left testis. The sac of the tunica vaginalis is represented in a distended condition.
The external spermatic fascia (intercrural or intercolumnar fascia) is a thin membrane, prolonged downward around the surface of the
spermatic cord and
testis. It is separated from the
dartos tunic by
loose areolar tissue. It is occasionally referred to as 'Le Fascia de Webster' after an anatomist who once described it.