03 Male Flashcards
Role of testes
produce gametes and hormones
Role of epidydimis
Sperm maturation and transport and storage
Role of vas deferens
sperm transport
Role of accessory sex glands
production of seminal plasma
Role of seminal plasma
nourish and maintain sperm viability until fertilization and allows for transport
Role of pelvic urethra
Semen transport
Role of penis
copulatory organ and semen deposition
Ruminants (ram and bull) have what type of penis?
Fibroelastic penis
Has a sigmoid flexure during erection the retractor penile muscle straightens out the flexure
Testis connective tissue layers (superficial to deep)
Visceral layer of tunica vaginalis
Tunica albuginea
Seminiferous tubules
Mediastinum testes (efferent ductules and rete testes)
Pathway of sperm
seminiferous tubules–> efferent ducts–> head–> body–> tail of epidydimis–> ductus deferens–> freedom via ejaculation
Thermal regulation in testes
- Tunica dartos- like the skin on the testes that helps maintain the temp via contracting and relaxing
- Pampiniform plexus-cools down blood from body before it enters the testis
- Cremaster muscle- raises and lowers the testes
Spermatic cord contains
Pampiniform plexus Vas deferens Cremaster muscle Tunica vaginalis Blood vessels
Boar- accessory glands
Ampulla: No
Bulbourethral glands: Yes
Prostate: Yes
Vesicular: Yes
Bull-accessory glands
Ampulla: Yes
Bulbourethral glands:Yes
Prostate: Yes
Vesicular: Yes
Dog-accessory glands
Ampulla: Yes
Bulbourethral glands:No
Prostate: Yes
Vesicular: No