Exam 2: Lecture 19: Male Reproductive System Flashcards
What are the male repro organs?
-Testis
-Epididymis
-Deferent duct
-Penis
-Accessory genital glands
What is this?
-Responsible for testicular descent
-Takes around 100-120 days for testicle to descend
-Will widen (open) the inguinal canal
-Will completely descent into scrotal sac
-Gubernaculum testi
When does testicular descent occur?
-Around birth or 1-2 weeks after
What happens if the testicle doesn’t descend?
-Cryptorchidism (testicle is trapped inside the inguinal canal or abdomen)
What is the arrow pointing to?
-Gubernaculum testi
Where does the tunica dartos come from?
-Scarpa’s fascia (subcutaneous tissue)
Where does the external spermadic fascia come from?
-Comes from external abdominal oblique m. fossa
Where does the cremaster muscle come from?
-Comes from internal abdominal oblique m. fascia
Where does the tunica vaginalis (parietal) come from?
-Comes from transversals fascia
Where does the tunica vaginalis (visceral) come from?
-Comes from peritoneum
What are the layers of the scrotum starting from skin?
Skin -> tunica dartos -> external spermatic fascia -> cremaster m. (& cremaster fascia) -> external spermatic fascia -> visceral vaginal tunic
What covers the most cranial part of the penis?
-The prepuce
What separates the scrotum into left and right sac?
-Preputial raphé
What is different about the scrotum in horses than in dogs and cats?
-Scrotum in horses is more cranial to the perineal region than dogs and cats
What is another name for the spermatic cord?
-Funiculus spermaticus (this is the technical name)
What is the meso that hold the testicle?
-The proximal mesorchium
What is super strong in horses and lies between the external and internal spermatic fascia?
-Cremaster muscle
What things are inside the funiculus spermaticus?
-Testicular artery
-Testicular vein
-Ductus deferens (& ductus deferens blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics)
-Vaginal tunic
What is the pampiniform plexus?
-Surrounds the artery
-A net of veins
-Cools down the temperature of arteries going into the testicle
What is the dorsal border of the testicle?
-Body of the epididymis
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Ductus deferens
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Tail of the epididymis (Very very large structure in horses!!)
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Caudal pole of the testis
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Free border of the testis
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Cranial pole of the testis
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Head of the epididymis
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Body of the epididymis
How do you find the ductus deferens?
-By following the tail of the epididymis
Which side of the testicle can you see the body of the epididymis?
-Located in the lateral approach
Where does the ductus deferens go?
-Goes up inside the spermatic cord and goes inside the abdomen
-Will open up in the very beginning of the urethra
What is indicated by the red arrow indicated by the star?
-Ductus deferens inside the abdomen
What is indicated by the red arrow indicated by the star?
-Ductus deferens inside the spermatic cord
What is indicated by the blue arrow?
-Testis
Where does the ductus deferens open?
-Ejaculatory orifices inside the colliculus seminalis
What structure is “missing” in the penis of large animals?
-No os penis
What are the 2 main erectile tissues of the penis in the horse?
-Corpus cavernosum
-Corpus spongiosum
The bulbus penis is a part of the
-corpus cavernosum
What is the corpus cavernosum?
-Dorsal erectile tissue
-Comes from the root of the penis, covers all of the body, and stays until glans penis
What is the corpus spongiosum?
-Surrounds urethra the whole time
-Makes bulbous tissue
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Corpus cavernosum
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Corpus spongiosum
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Bulbus penis
What is the root of the penis formed by?
-Pilars of the penis and bulb of the penis
What are the Pilars of the penis formed by?
-Corpus cavernosum & ischiocavernosus muscles
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Corpus cavernosum m.
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Ischiocavernosus m.
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Bulb of the penis
What surrounds the corpus cavernous?
-Tunica alba (white)
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Bulbospongious m.
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Retractor muscle of the penis
What is indicated by the blue arrow?
-Tunica alba
What is indicated by the blue arrow?
-Urethra (ventral to penis)
What is indicated by the blue arrow?
-Corpus spongiosum
What is indicated by the blue arrow?
-Tunica alba
What is indicated by the blue arrow?
-Corpus cavernosous
The most cranial part of the body of the penis can unfold ____ from the prepuce
-Twice
What is the elongation of the urethra that is inside the fossa of the glands?
-Urethral process
What does the prepucial orifice do?
-Allows penis to go very cranially
What covers the glands making a ring called the prepucial ring?
-Prepucial fold
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Internal lamina
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Prepucial cavity
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Corpus cavernosus (dorsal to glans)
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Corpus spongiosum
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Urethra
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Prepucial fold
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Fossa of the glans
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Prepucial orifice (allows penis to go very cranially)
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Urethral process
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Prepucial ring
What is indicated by the blue star?
-External lamina
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Prepucial fold
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Glans
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Urethral sinus
What is indicated by the blue star?
-External lamina
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Internal lamina
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Skin of the glans
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Prepucial ring
What is the most external prepucial fold?
-External lamina
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Corona of the glans
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Fossa of the glans
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Urethral process
What are the accessory genital glands in horses?
-Ampullary gland (ductus deferens)
-Vesicular gland
-Prostate
-Bulbourethralis gland
What is indicated by the blue arrow?
-Ureters
What is indicated by the blue arrow?
-Ampullary gland (ductus deferens)
What is indicated by the blue arrow?
-Vesicular gland
What is indicated by the blue arrow?
-Prostate
What is indicated by the blue arrow?
-Bulbourethralis gland (most caudal part of pelvic urethra)
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Ductus deferens
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Ampullary gland (ductus deferens)
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Vesicular gland
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Vesicular gland
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Prostate
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Urethra m. (covering urethra)
What is indicated by the blue star?
-Bulbourethralis gland
What do the accessory genital glands do?
-Nutrition for spermatozoa