Clinical anatomy of the reproductive system

Question 1

what is a gamete

Answer 1

a haploid cell
male- spermatozoa
female- oocyte

Question 2

where are gametes produced

Answer 2

gonads
male- testes
female- ovaries

Question 3

where does the pelvic cavity lie

Answer 3

within the bony pelvis between the pelvic inlet and pelvic outlet, continuous with the abdominal cavity

Question 4

what is the pelvic floor

Answer 4

internal wall of skeletal muscle which separates pelvic cavity and perineum

Question 5

what are the openings in the pelvic floor

Answer 5

distal alimentary

reproductive and renal tracts can pass through

Question 6

what is the perineum

Answer 6

inferior to pelvic floor, between proximal parts of lower limbs

Question 7

what is the pelvic roof formed by

Answer 7

parietal peritoneum

Question 8

what is the parietal peritoneum

Answer 8

lining of abdominal cavity
firmly attached to walls
drapes over pelvic viscera

Question 9

what is the male reproductive organ

Answer 9

testes

Question 10

what are the accessory reproductive organs

Answer 10

vas deferens, seminal glands, prostate gland and penis

Question 11

how do testes develop

Answer 11

during development they originate on the posterior wall of the abdominal cavity, by birth they’re at the scrotum

Question 12

where are sperm produced

Answer 12

seminiferous tubules

Question 13

describe the seminiferous tubules

Answer 13

1oc below core body temp
dartos muscle helps to control temp
1500 every second, take 64 days to mature

Question 14

what happens after the sperm are produced in the seminiferous tubules

Answer 14

sperm pass to rate testis
then into the head of epididymis
this then becomes the vas deferens

Question 15

what does the spermatic cord contain

Answer 15

vas deferens
testicular artery
pampiniform plexus of veins

Question 16

what is torsion of the testes

Answer 16

twisting of the spermatic chord
disrupts blood supply
medical emergency
testicular necrosis

Question 17

where are the testes located

Answer 17

scrotum

Question 18

where do sperm pass through

Answer 18

vas deferens (each lies within the spermatic chord)

Question 19

where does the spermatic chord pass through

Answer 19

anterior abdominal wall within the inguinal canal to reach the pelvic cavity

Question 20

within the pelvis what does each vas deferen connect with

Answer 20

seminal gland to form an ejaculatory duct containing semen

Question 21

what do the l and r ejaculatory ducts join together within

Answer 21

prostate gland

Question 22

where do the l and r ejaculatory ducts drain into

Answer 22

urethra

Question 23

where does the urethra open

Answer 23

external urethral meatus of the penis

Question 24

what are males steralised

Answer 24

vasectomy

Question 25

what is a vasectomy

Answer 25

vas deferens is transected and lumen suture closed

Question 26

what are the 3 tracts of the female perineum

Answer 26

urinal- external urethral orifice genital- vagina orifice gi- anus

Question 27

what are the 3 layers of the uterus wall

Answer 27

perimetrium myometrium endometrium

Question 28

where do the ova develop

Answer 28

ovaries

Question 29

where is the ovum released into

Answer 29

peritoneal cavity

Question 30

what is the ovum gathered by

Answer 30

fimbriae into infundibulum of uterine tube

Question 31

how are the ova moved along the uterine tube

Answer 31

cilia

Question 32

what is a female steralised

Answer 32

tubal ligation

Question 33

what is tubal ligation

Answer 33

both uterine tubes are clipped, which blocks the lumen

Question 34

what happens during menstruation

Answer 34

unfertilised ovum is expelled by the contractions of the myometrium