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ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY OF THE MALE PELVIS
• EACH TESTIS IS SURROUNDED BY A DOUBLE LAYER OF TISSUE CALLED THE TUNICA VAGINALIS, WHICH CONSISTS OF A PARIETAL AND CLOSELY APPLIED VISCERAL COVERING.
• HYDROCELES AND SCROTAL FLUID COLLECTIONS ARE MOST COMMONLY FOUND BETWEEN THE TWO LAYERS OF THE TUNICA VAGINALIS.
• BENEATH THE LAYERS OF THE TUNICA VAGINALIS, THE TESTIS IS ALSO INTIMATELY SURROUNDED BY A DENSE FIBROUS LAYER OF TISSUE CALLED THE TUNICA ALBUGINEA.
• THE TUNICA ALBUGINEA EXTENDS POSTERIORLY AND ENTERS EACH TESTICLE TO HELP FORM THE PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED MEDIASTINUM TESTIS.
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