NBME 22 Sensation from the anterior surface of the scrotum (NBME Answers)

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nbme22/Block 2/Question#11 (67.9 difficulty score)
A 52-year-old man comes to the physician ...
Sensation from the anterior surface of the scrotum🔍,📺
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submitted by d_holles(198),

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submitted by socialismkills(6),

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submitted by meningitis(574),

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gh889 I think you're right, FA2019 pp444 even states that sensory to the scrotum is via the Genitofemoral nerve +4

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submitted by hello(350),

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trump2020 This is incorrect. You have it backwards. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spermatic_cord +3

medjay7 Actually I think @hello is right. First, because that's the only way this shitty wording question makes sense, second cuz it says "that lies on the EXTERNAL SURFACE" that means outside of the spermatic cord, and the genital branch of GF nerve actually does: The genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve enters the inguinal canal via the deep inguinal ring. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430733/), and then exits to innervate the anterior and superior scrotal skin (also the cremaster muscle). +

medjay7 This image explains it better https://www.researchgate.net/figure/The-nerve-sensory-distribution-in-the-groin-area-Adopted-from_fig1_332562049 +

medjay7 CORRECTION: Nevermind, everything I said is wrong. I hate this question +1

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submitted by mattnatomy(43),

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armymed88 Ilioingual covers part of the medial thigh, base of penis and anterior scrotum Posterior scrotal nerves are a branch of pudendal and cover said area Doral nerves cover the dorsum of the penis which are also from the pudendal +1

meningitis I thought it was the Genitofemoral nerve because the genital branch supplies the cremaster and scrotal skin, but I looked it up and: The genital branch passes through the *deep inguinal ring* and enters the inguinal canal; also, Ilioinguinal wraps around the spermatic cord just like the question stem says. +1

jean_young2019 "The structures which pass through the canals differ between males and females: in males: the spermatic cord[6] and its coverings + the ilioinguinal nerve." from wiki "Inguinal canal", which means the ilioinguinal nerve lies on the external surface of spermatic cord. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inguinal_canal The contents of spermatic cord includes, "nerve to cremaster (genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve) and testicular nerves (sympathetic nerves). It is worth noting that the ilio-inguinal nerve is not actually located inside the spermatic cord, but runs along the outside of it, in the inguinal canal." from wiki spermatic cord. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spermatic_cord +1

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submitted by rainlad(25),

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submitted by saifshaikh(13),

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hello Adding to this... The Q is describing the GENIOFEMORAL nerve, which runs EXTERNAL TO of spermatic cord at the superficial inguinal ring This Q is NOT referring to ilioinguinal nerve, which exits THROUGH the superficial inguinal canal +

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submitted by amd(2),

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submitted by skuutnasty(3),

after rabbit-holing this one for a bit.... this is the photo that demonstrates it best (to me, anyway). must be ilioinguinal n.

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https://d1yboe6750e2cu.cloudfront.net/i/5e43dd40330f1cd702313cf56b29b8b3f793b00b

drjo Ilioinguinal n. derived from L1 is mostly sensory supplying skin of upper and medial thigh root of penis & upper scrotum (males) **mons pubis & labia majora (females) it accompanies spermatic cord through superficial inguinal ring, great pic of this ^ @skuutnasty +

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submitted by kevin(36),

Just to clarify all the comments.

(B) Rectus innervation would not be as deep as the spermatic cord (thoracoabdominal/intercostal nerves)
(A) & (D) are both pudendal nerve, I think it's reasonable to exclude both as an answer choice as such
(C) Process of elimination. Sure, we can nitpick if it's genitofemoral or ilioinguinal but I think that's all we're being tested on here

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submitted by diabetes(28),

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submitted by mrizzle(0),

This book chapter describes this stuff well if you can access it through the library.

Regional Nerve Blocks in Anesthesia and Pain Therapy Traditional and Ultrasound-Guided Techniques pg.707

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submitted by lovely(0),

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