Mesorchium
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The testes, at an early period of fetal life, are placed at the back part of the abdominal cavity
, behind the peritoneum, and each is attached by a peritoneal fold, the mesorchium, to the mesonephros
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Mesorchium is the fibrous sheath which attaches vascular and avascular structures of spermatic cord together.
Abdominal cavity
The abdominal cavity is the body cavity of the human body that holds the bulk of the viscera. It is located below the thoracic cavity, and above the pelvic cavity. Its dome-shaped roof is the thoracic diaphragm , and its oblique floor is the pelvic inlet...
, behind the peritoneum, and each is attached by a peritoneal fold, the mesorchium, to the mesonephros
Mesonephros
The mesonephros is one of three excretory organs that develop in vertebrates. It serves as the main excretory organ of aquatic vertebrates and as a temporary kidney in reptiles, birds, and mammals. The mesonephros is included in the Wolffian body after Caspar Friedrich Wolff who described it in 1759...
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See also
- mesenteryMesenteryIn anatomy, the mesentery is the double layer of peritoneum that suspends the jejunum and ileum from the posterior wall of the abdomen. Its meaning, however, is frequently extended to include double layers of peritoneum connecting various components of the abdominal cavity.-Mesentery :The...
- mesovariumMesovariumThe mesovarium is the portion of the broad ligament of the uterus that covers the ovaries.At first the mesonephros and genital ridge are suspended by a common mesentery, but as the embryo grows the genital ridge gradually becomes pinched off from the mesonephros, with which it is at first...
Mesorchium is the fibrous sheath which attaches vascular and avascular structures of spermatic cord together.