HIST 1 Male reproduction Flashcards
male repro system
responsible for?
synthesis and secretion of?
Sperm/androgen production?
sperm transport?
semen production and sperm nutrient source?
copulatory organ w/erectile tissue?
located where?
posteriorly associated with?
suspended by?
surrounded by? called?
this posteriorly?
septa?
derived from peritoneum? layers?
each lobule contains?
contain what epithelium? (2)
tubules surrounded by?
found inbetween tubules?
seminiferous epithelium
type of epithelium?
cells? (2)
se- type of cell? with what? surround? function? hallmark?
SP- function? types? will be located where?
what cells are at basal lamina?
sertoli cells bound to one another by? type of junction?
divides seminiferous epithelium into? (2)
this junctional complex is site of?
function?
sertoli-sertoli complex
whats restricted to basal compartment? basal compartment is located where?
restricted to luminal side?
early spermatocytes must go where? what happens there?
sertoli cells serve as? function in?
present where?
close to?
produce what? contain?
main product?
spermatogenic cell sequence
start with? these will do what?
second type? will do what? ensures?
third? pathway for these?
spermatids and spermiation
types of spermatids? are housed where?
later type engaged in? which is?
mature spermatids released via?
quick pathway of this?
spermatids released into?
phases of spermiogenesis? (4)
1- sorted? assemble?
2- what forms what? attached to? then what happens?
3- what forms? involved in? what extends? grows?
4- whats shed? as? lost? functional?
structure
(3)
surrounded by plasma membrane?
1- contains? capped? nucleus covered by? contains?
3- subdivided into? (3)
head, neck, tail
Middle piece of tail consists of? (3)
principal piece? a central _____? surrounded by?
this provides what?
end piece- contains?
what is longest?
pathway?
(6)
sperm transport pathway:
mnemonic for pathway?
what happens here?
sections?
lined with? also has what?
types of cells?
upper black- type of cell. w/
lower- associated with? what are they?
sperm maturation consists of? mature sperm stored where?
covered by?(2)
arrows on left picture?
duct is surrounded by by? does what?
lumen?
tail is continuous with?
type of epithelium?
types of cells?
muscularis?
ductus deferens
how long?
lined with what epithelium? supported by?
muscular wall? layers?
external layer consists of?
dilated portion? leads into? distal end? forms?
Accessory sex glands
includes: (4) which are paired?
what produce majority of seminal fluid?
regulated by?
secrete what? rich in?
do not do what? contract when? contributes to how much of semen?
excretory duct penetrates what after joining what? forms?
capsule?
mucosa? epithelium?
muscle?
what describes the organ?
glands empty into? via? what secretions?
organ arranged into what zones? (3)
% glandular tissue?
prostate cancer originates where mostly?
what occupies anterior surface?
CT?
bonus: biochemical for prostate cancer?
prostatic acid phosphatase and prostate-specific antigen (PSA)
surrounded by?
consists of what glands?
glands lined by?
lumen contains? rich in?
organ produces what? that does what?
also provides what?
can you tell from picture?
occurs in what zone? leads to?
cells undergo what and form?
these cause?
benign prostatic hypertrophy
cancer of the prostate
common?
lifetime risk?
incidence increases with?
tumors develop where usually?
screening of what increases early diagnosis
secrete what?
contains?
major component of?
function of this?
glands? under control of?
epithelium?
consists of what?
2 of? 1 of?
what forms the shaft?
distal tip? is part of?
surrounded by?
each cylinder surrounded by?
type of tissue?
comprised of?
what happens to these?
filled by? branch of?
drains from?
erection dilation of arteries (para or symp?) results in?
does what to veins?
erection and detumescence
the pathway?
what will maintain an erection?
