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Anatomy - Male Reproductive Flashcards

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Name the Arterial, Vein, and Nerve supply of the Scrotum

A

Arteries: Anterior & Posterior scrotal arteries, cremasteric arteries
Vein: Scrotal vein
Innervation: Anterior & Posterior scrotal nerves

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Response to cool temperature or stroking of medial aspect of thigh
Elevates the scrotum

(shrinkage)

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Cremasteric Reflex

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During a prostatectomy, the surgeon attempts to protect the prostatic plexus of nerves which contains nerve fibers that innervate penile tissue to cause erection. From which nerves do these fibers originate?

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Pelvic splanchnics

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What does the Anterior scrotal nerve consist of? (2)

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Terminal part of the ilioinguinal nerve

Genital branch of genitofemoral nerve

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What does the Posterior scrotal nerve come from?

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Branch of the perineal nerve

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5
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Testes are surrounded by:

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tunica albuginea

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Tunica albuginea surrounds:

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testes

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What is found within tunica albuginea’s lobules?

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Seminiferous tubules

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Where are Leydig cells are found?

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Seminiferous tubules

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What type of cells do Seminiferous tubules have?

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Leydig cells

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Efferent ductules drain to ____

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Epididymis

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What drains from the testes to the epididymis?

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Efferent ductules

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12
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Where does sperm mature?

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Epididymis

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13
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Groove between testis and epididymis

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Sinus of epididymis

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14
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Tail of the epididymis is continuous with:

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Vas deferens

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15
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What Innervates the testes and epididymis? Sympathetic? Parasymp?

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Testicular plexus of nerves
Sympathetic trunk T7
Parasympathetic vagus nerve

16
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What veins converge superiorly to form the testicular vein?

A

Pampiniform plexus

17
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What does the Pampiniform plexus do?

A

Thermoregulatory system of the testis

18
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How many inches long is the ductus deferens?

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18 inches

19
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Where does the Ductus deferens arise from? Pass through? Terminal end?

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Arises from tail of epididymis
Passes through the inguinal canal
Terminal end of the duct dilates to form the ampulla

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What’s the vein for the Ductus Deferens?

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Testicular vein

21
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__ + ___ = Ejaculatory duct

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Seminal vesicles + Vas deferens = Ejaculatory duct

22
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Ejaculatory ducts are ___ at inferior end and ___ at superior end

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Close together at inferior end

Far apart at superior end

23
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How many lobes are in the prostate?

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5

24
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Name the 5 lobes of the prostate and where they go

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Anterior lobe - Anterior to urethra
Middle lobe - Between urethra and ejaculatory ducts
Right & Left lateral lobes - Right and left side of urethra
Posterior lobe - Posterior to urethra and receives ejaculatory ducts

25
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What lobes of the prostate undergoes hormone induced hypertrophy with age known as BPH

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Middle and lateral

26
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What separates the right and left lateral lobes Anteriorly? Posteriorly?

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Anteriorly: anterior lobe
Posteriorly: Central sulcus

27
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Artery, Vein, Innervation of Prostate

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Arterial supply: Branches of inferior vesical and middle rectal arteries
Venous drainage: Prostatic venous plexus-internal iliac-> IVC
Innervation: Inferior hypogastric nerve

28
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3 parts of penis

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Root, body, glans

29
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Root and body have how many layers of erectile tissue?

A

3

30
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Artery and Vein of penis

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Arterial supply:
Branches of the pudendal artery
Venous drainage:
Deep dorsal vein of the penis-> prostatic venous plexus->internal iliac->IVC
Superficial dorsal vein->ext pudendal-> g. saphenous-> femoral->ext iliac->IVC

31
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Innervation of penis

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Pudendal nerve - dorsal nerve of the penis

Pelvic plexus - Ilioinguinal nerves & Cavernous nerves

32
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A mucous-like secretion is excreted into the urethra during erotic stimulation thanks to the:

A

Bulbourethral Glands

33
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Name 3 parts of the Spermatic Cord

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Ductus deferens, testicular artery, Pampiniform venous plexus

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