Testicular artery

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Testicular artery

The Testicular artery (== Template:IPA ==

The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.

Pronunciation

The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.

Etymology

The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.

Related Terms

  • Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
  • Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
  • Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
  • Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.

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Languages: - East Asian 中文, 日本, 한국어, South Asian हिन्दी, Urdu, বাংলা, తెలుగు, தமிழ், ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, မြန်မာဘာသာ, European español, Deutsch, français, русский, português do Brasil, Italian, polski), also known as the spermatic artery, is one of the key arteries in the male reproductive system. It is responsible for supplying blood to the testes and associated structures.

Etymology

The term "testicular" is derived from the Latin word "testiculus", meaning "testicle". The term "artery" comes from the Greek word "ἀρτηρία" (artēría), which means "pipe, conduit, or artery".

Anatomy

The testicular artery originates from the abdominal aorta, the main and largest artery in the human body. It descends in the abdomen and crosses the inguinal ligament to enter the spermatic cord. Within the spermatic cord, the artery travels down to the testes.

Related Terms

  • Abdominal aorta: The main and largest artery in the human body, from which the testicular artery originates.
  • Inguinal ligament: A ligament in the lower abdomen, which the testicular artery crosses to enter the spermatic cord.
  • Spermatic cord: A bundle of nerves, ducts, and blood vessels, including the testicular artery, that run to and from the testes.
  • Testes: The male reproductive glands, which the testicular artery supplies with blood.

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