Corpus: Dartos fascia
This text has been translated by an AI and may sound raw. It will be reviewed shortly. Thank you for your patience!
This text has been translated by an AI and may sound raw. It will be reviewed shortly. Thank you for your patience!
from Greek: dartós - skirt, garment
Synonyms: Flesh skin, dartos fascia
English:
Definition[Bearbeiten]
The tunica dartos is a thin muscle layer (musculus dartos) in the skin of the scrotum. It serves to regulate the heat of the testicles.
Function[Bearbeiten]
Thermoregulation of the testicle is controlled by the tunica dartos in co-operation with the cremaster muscle. This pulls the testicle up when it is cold. At the same time, the skin on the testicle becomes wrinkled due to the contraction of the tunica dartos, which reduces the surface area. It also forms the septum of the scrotum (scrotal septum).
Podcast[Bearbeiten]
Image source[Bearbeiten]
- Podcast image source: ©Akhilesh Sharma / Unsplash