Chapter 12 Part 3 Flashcards
Each teste is covered by a tough, fibrous connective tissue called the
Tunica albuginea
Tunica albuginea project inward diving nearly ____ lobules
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Each lobule inside testes contains ______ coiled ______ which is where spermatogenesis takes place
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Seminiferous tubules
Each teste is covered superificially to the albuginea by the ______
Tunica vaginalis
The tunica vaginalis is derived from the ________
Peritoneum
The spermatids produced in the seminiferous tubules pass through the _______ to the ________ and into the ______ for maturation and storage
Rete testis
Efferent ducts
Epididymis
What is the the epididymis
Flattened, tightly coiled tubular structure on posterior surface of each teste
Epididymis is continuous with the
Ductus deferens (aka vas deferns)
Vas deferens transports sperm to the ______
Ejaculatory duct
The scrotum is divided by
Median raphe (septum)
Each teste is suspended by
SPERMATIC CORD
Spermatic cords originates at ________ at the tail of the _______ and extends superiorly to the ________
Inferior border of teste
Epididymis
Inguinal canal
Spermatic cords hold and transport these structures (6)
Testicular artery Spermatic veins/venous plexus Cremasteric muscles Vas deferns Nerves and lymph vessels Connectivce tissue
Vas derens Passes within the _________and cross through the ________, crosses over _________and descends retroperitoneally along the lateral wall of the pelvis and descends along posterior aspect of bladder to join with the duct from the seminal vesicles to form the ejaculatory duct, which opens into the prostatic urethra
Spermatic cord
Inguinal canal
External iliac vessels
The seminal vesicles are _____
Paired accessory glands that consist of coiled tubes