Gametes Flashcards
Gametogenesis meiosis or mitosis
Meiosis
Haploid cells w/ new gene combo.,
Basic gametes for male/female
Male -sperm -w/in testes -ongoing meiosis recombo. Female -oocyte/ova -ovary -arrest @ b4 birth
testes housed in
Scrotum
Testicular layers
Tunica Albuginea
Tunica vasculosa
Tunica propria
Interstial
Tunica Albuginea
Dense CT
Surround seminiferous lobules
Tunica Vasculosa
b/w T. albuginea and Serm. tubules
@ times hard to see
Tunica Propria
Surround each sem. Tubules Collagen layers and Myoid cells -NOT fibroblast Contraction -peristaltic waves=moving spermatozoe/testicular fluid out of seminferous tubules
Myoid cells
peritubular contractile cells
Sm. muscle
Incre. RER for collagen prod.
Leiydig cells
Hormo. production inerstitial cell
+ in early fetal develop
Inhib. until puberty
Respond to pit. hormon. Gonade Tropin horm.
Hist.
-light stain b/c incre. SER of cholester. horm. product.
:IE testosteron
Spermatogensis Overview
W/in=seminiferous tubules -w/in sertoli cells Occurs in waves -not every section of tubule is the same :dif. stg. of meoisis/tubule section are difi. Mice=segmental not patches Basal=mitosis w/ additional gametes Meosis=haploid gamete
Actual spermatogenesis/cell type
Mitosis=spermatogonia -mitosis -cnt tell diff. parts Meiosis I=Primary spermatocytes -@ end=haploid cells -condense chromo. -occur w/in dys Meiosis II=secondary spermatocytes -Haploid -cnt see histologically Spermiogensis/spermatids -Early=immature haploid gametes :w/in sertoli cytop. -late=see arrow head :@ sertoli apical cytop. Resid. body/spermatozoa Spermatid are release into sem. tubule lumen
Sertoli cells
REg.
True Epith. of sem. tubules b/c other cells are spermatogonia
Histolog=nucleus w/ dark nucleoli
Overview
-function=supporting cell w/in sem. tub.
:reg. spermatogonia
-Allow spe. of BSM and tunica propia=protection from immune system
:sperm not created during gamete formation
@ Basal Near basal lamina
Facilitate relase of speratid
Respond tp FSH=express androgen
Spermatid remod.
Early=reg. cells w/ nucleoli -Golgi form acrosome=determine ant. pole :centriole=flagellum Acrosome fap form=flagellum extend Cell flips -flagellum @ lumen -ant. near sertoli Cytoplasm=post to nucleus/acrosome Incre. mitocho. around flagella -mitochonidal sheath form Remove excess cytop.=residual body
Spermatid released from Sertoli cell
Exit serminf. tubules @ the median/rete testes junction Travel through -tubuli recti (short straight tubule.) :line w/ sertoli cells only (smp. cub./columnar epith.) :mainly columnar -Rete testes w/in medianstinum :line w/ simp. cub. epith -Ductile efferent=efferent ductule
Mediastinum
all sem. tubule drain @ this pt.
has dense CT w/ BV (~ to hilum of organ)