Vessels of the testis

Looks like

The artery and veins of each testis, running with the vas deferens in the spermatic cord from the back of the abdomen into the scrotum.

What it does

Bring blood to the testis and carry it back, cooling the arterial blood on the way down.

Keeping it well

A sudden, severe pain in one testis is torsion until proven otherwise: the cord has twisted and cut off this supply, and surgery within hours saves the testis.

Its parts

• Testicular arteries
• Testicular veins

Related conditions

• Bone metastases and spinal cord compression
• Chronic venous insufficiency
• Clotting disorders (thrombophilia & APS)
• Deep vein thrombosis
• Hernia (inguinal, hiatal, umbilical)
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Hypothermia & frostbite
• Kawasaki disease
• Metabolic syndrome
• Orthostatic hypotension & POTS
• Peripheral artery disease
• Phaeochromocytoma & hyperaldosteronism
• Pre-eclampsia
• Raynaud's phenomenon
• Sepsis
• Shock (circulatory failure)
• Testicular torsion
• Varicocele
• Varicose veins
• Vasculitis (GCA & others)