inguinal canal

…the abdominal cavity by an inguinal canal lined with the peritoneal membrane. The canals are the path of descent (and retraction) of the testes to the sacs. In descending, the testes carry along a spermatic duct, blood and lymphatic vessels, and a nerve supply wrapped in peritoneum and constituting, collectively,…

…permits the formation of the inguinal canal, a passage through the muscular layers. In males, this develops at birth as the testes descend out of the abdominal cavity through its wall into the scrotum. In the female this is replaced by a fibrous cord from the uterus. This gap is…

…the anterior abdominal wall, the inguinal canal, which marks the route taken by the descending testicle in the male. Weakness in the canal can result in herniation.