Anatomy - Repro Flashcards
Where does the pelvic cavity lie?
Within the bony pelvis, between pelvic inlet and pelvic outlet
What separates the pelvic cavity and perineum?
Pelvic floor
What forms the pelvic roof?
Parietal peritoneum
What does the parietal peritoneum form?
Pouches
In females the rectouterine pouch (pouch of Douglas) and vesicouterine pouch
In males the rectovesical pouch
Accessory reproductive organ in women?
Uterine tubes, uterus, vagina
Where does fertilisation happen
Ampulla
Where does implantation happen
Uterus body
Where are ova/eggs developed, released, gathered and moved?
Developed in ovaries, released into the peritoneal cavity, gathered by fimbriae and moved along the uterine tube by cilia
Main reproductive organ in men?
Testes
Accessory reproductive organ in men?
Vas deferens, seminal glands, prostate gland, penis
Common pathway of urine and sperm ejaculation is..
Urethra
What does sperm travel through
Vas deferens
What becomes filled with blood during an erection
3 cylinders of erectile tissue
Contents of spermatic cord
Vas deferens, testicular artery and pampiniform plexus of veins
Where is sperm produced?
Seminiferous tubules
Which muscle controls optimum temp for sperm production
Dartos muscle
Describe the travel direction of sperm
Sperm pass to rete testis, to head of epididymis, to tail of
epididymis
Tail of epididymis then becomes the vas deferens
How does vas deferens reach the pelvic cavity?
Each spermatic cord passes through the anterior abdominal wall within the inguinal canal to reach the pelvic cavity
Which two structures is fused to form ejaculatory duct?
Each vas deferens connects with a seminal gland (produces seminal fluid) to form an ejaculatory duct that now contains semen (semen = sperm + seminal fluid)
Right and left ejaculatory ducts join together within…. and drain into the….
Prostate gland
Urethra
Where does the urethra open?
External urethral meatus of the penis
