Histology (03.06) Male Reproductive System

Question 1

main function of male reproductive system

Answer 1

perpetuate the species

Question 2

the role for male in the reproductive system is to produce ___ and ____ it to the female

Answer 2

• produce

- deliver

Question 3

the role for females in reproduction is to produce ___ and to provide ____ and ____ for the embryonic development

Answer 3

• eggs
• location
• support

Question 4

gonads of the males

Answer 4

testes

Question 5

gonads of female

Answer 5

ovaries

Question 6

testes produce ___ cells

Answer 6

germ

Question 7

three accessory glands of male reproductive system

Answer 7

• seminal vesicles
• prostate gland
• bulbourethral gland

Question 8

the ENDOCRINE function of the testes is to produce ____

Answer 8

-testosterone (via steroidogenesis)

Question 9

the EXOCRINE function of the testes is to produce ___

Answer 9

-sperm (aka spermatogenesis)

Question 10

what are the two steps of spermatogenesis?

Answer 10

• spermatocytogenesis

- spermiogenesis

Question 11

step of spermatocytogenesis that involves the formation of spermatogonia

Answer 11

spermatocytogenesis (two steps)

Question 12

step of spermatogenesis that involves the maturation of the spermatids to spermatozoa

Answer 12

spermiogenesis

Question 13

step of spermatocytogenesis that involves mitosis

Answer 13

spermatogonial phase

Question 14

step of spermatocytogensis that involves meiosis

Answer 14

spermatocyte phase

Question 15

the testes are seminiferous tubules lined by a complex ___ epithelium

Answer 15

stratified

Question 16

what are the two cells found in seminiferous tubules?

Answer 16

• sertoli cells (supporting cells that do not replicate after puberty)
• spermatogenic cells

Question 17

what are the 4 types of spermatogenic cells?

Answer 17

• spermatogonia (type A dark, type A pale, type B)
• primary spermatocytes
• secondary spermatocytes
• spermatids

Question 18

intratesticular ducts that are short tubules lined only with SERTOLI cells

Answer 18

straight tubules

Question 19

intratesticular ducts that are interconnected network of channels lined with cuboidal epithelium and relatively short apical microvilli

Answer 19

rete testes

Question 20

intratesticular ducts that are lined with pseudo stratified columnar epithelium with groups of non ciliated cuboidal cells

Answer 20

efferent tubules

Question 21

what are the three excretory genital ducts?

Answer 21

• epididymis
• vas deferens
• urethra

Question 22

part of the vas deferens that is a dilated area where epithelium is thicker and more folded

Answer 22

ampulla

Question 23

part of the vas deferens that is the portion of the vas deferens in the prostate gland, after the seminal vesicles join

Answer 23

ejaculatory duct

Question 24

what are the three parts of the urethra?

Answer 24

• prostatic urethra
• membranous urethra
• spongy urethra (penile urethra)

Question 25

the accessory glands produce ____ ___

Answer 25

seminal fluid

Question 26

the bulbourethral glands empty into the proximal part of the ___ ___

Answer 26

penile urethra

Question 27

colulatory organ used to deliver sperm into the female reproductive tract

Answer 27

penis

Question 28

the penis consists of ___ cylinders of elective tissue

Answer 28

3

Question 29

the dorsal paired cylinders of the penis are called ___ ___ and the single ventral cylinder is the ____ ____ which surrounds the ___ ____

Answer 29

- corpora cavernosa - corpus spongiosum - spongy urethra