Histology

Question 1

What is the dense connective tissue capsule that covers each testis?

Answer 1

Tunica albugenia

Question 2

What are the cells of the seminiferous tubules that do not replicate after puberty, and fill the spaces inebtween the spermatogenic cells?

Answer 2

Sertoli cells

Question 3

What do the spermatogenic cells of the seminiferous tubules make?

Answer 3

Spermatogonia

Question 4

What is the duration of spermatogenesis in humans?

Answer 4

74 days

Question 5

What is the lining of the efferent ducutles?

Answer 5

Pseudostratified columnar

Question 6

What are the 2 main cell types of the epidydimus?

Answer 6

Principal cells - help mature the sperm

Basal cells- small stem cells

Question 7

Which cells of the epididymus have stereocilia?

Answer 7

Prinicpal cells

Question 8

What is the lining of the vas deferens?

Answer 8

Pseudostratified epithelum

Question 9

True or False: the lumen of the vas deferens is smooth, like the epididymus.

Answer 9

False

it has deep longitudinal folds.

Question 10

Where do the seminal vesicles come from?

Answer 10

Theyre from envaginations of the mesonephric (wolffian) duct.

Question 11

What is the lining of the wall fo the seminal vesicle?

Answer 11

Pseudostratified columnar

Question 12

What does the seminal vesicel secrete?

Answer 12

Fructose for sperm metaboism

Question 13

What is the largest accessory sex gland in the male reproductive system?

Answer 13

prostate

Question 14

What is the prostatic zone that surrounds ejaculatory duct as they pierce the prostate gland. Resistant to both carcinoma and inflammation, and has cells here are different than others, in that they have a more prominent and slightly basophilic cytoplasm and larger nuclei that others?

Answer 14

central zone

Question 15

What is the prostatic zone that comprises 70% of prostatic glandular tissue, most prostatic carcinomas arise from thise zone, and is the zone that’s palpable on DRE.

Answer 15

Peripheral zone

Question 16

What is the prostatic zone that - surrounds the prostatic urethera, is the zone for BPH?

Answer 16

Transitional zone

Question 17

What is the prostatic zone that contains mucosal and submucosal glands, site for late BPH changes?

Answer 17

Periurethral zone

Question 18

What is the lining of the bulbourethral glands?

Answer 18

Simple columnar

Question 19

What is the lining of the sminiferous tubules?

Answer 19

Stratified cuboidal

Question 20

What is the lining of the rete testis?

Answer 20

simple cuboidal

Question 21

What is the lining of the prostate?

Answer 21

Simple columnar

Question 22

What is the lining of the surface of teh ovary?

Answer 22

Simple cuboidal

Question 23

What is the outermost layer of the uretine tubes, and is composed of mesothelium and a thin layer of CT?

Answer 23

Serosa

Question 24

What is the the uterine tube wall layer that has a thick circular and a thin longutidunal segment?

Answer 24

Muscularis

Question 25

What is the lining of the mucosal layer of the uterine tubes?

Answer 25

Simple columnar

Question 26

What is the layer of the endometriym that is the functiuonal layer, is thick, and is sloughed off at menstration?

Answer 26

Stratum functionale

Question 27

What is the layer of endometrium which is hte basal layer, and is retained during menstation?

Answer 27

Stratum basale

Question 28

What is the lining of the endometrium?

Answer 28

Simple columnar

Question 29

What is contained in the muddle muscler layer of the myometrium?

Answer 29

many large blood bessels and lymphatics (stratum vasculare)

Question 30

Describe the arterial branches from uterine a to the endometrium.

Answer 30

Uterine a --> radial branch --> straight a + spiral a --> branch and dump into lacunae

Question 31

Which phase of the menstrual ccle is under the influence of estrogens?

Answer 31

proliferative phase

Question 32

What happens during the proliferative phase?

Answer 32

stratum basale grows stromal cells grow and secrete ground usbtance spiral aa lengthen

Question 33

What happens during the secretory phase, under the influence of progesterone?

Answer 33

``` stratum functionale enlarges glands enlarge and corkscrew epithelial cells grow spinal aa coil stromal cells become decidual cells, which favors implanbtation ```

Question 34

There is sequamation during the menstral phase unil what point?

Answer 34

Until only the stratum basale remains

Question 35

True or False: cervical mucosa is sloughed off during menstration

Answer 35

False

Question 36

What happens to the cervical mucosal glands during mesntration?

Answer 36

They grow and secret a lot of mucus

Question 37

These are the cysts that form from a blockage of the mucosal glands, which leads to an enlarged cervix.

Answer 37

Nabothian cyts

Question 38

This is the zone where the cervix goes from a simple columnar epithelium to a stratified squamous.

Answer 38

Transformation zone

Question 39

Which side of the cervix has the simple comolumnar epithelium?

Answer 39

endocervix

Question 40

Which side of the cervix has the stratified squamous epithelium?

Answer 40

Ectocervix

Question 41

The metaplastic change of cervical cellsfrom columnar --> squamous can predispose to what condition?

Answer 41

Cancer

Question 42

What is the lining of the mucosal layer of the vagina?

Answer 42

Nonkeratinized stratified squamous

Question 43

Which vaginal layer has papillae, which consist of loose CT and a dense submucosal layer with lymphatic tissue?

Answer 43

Lamina propria

Question 44

Which vaginal layer has out longitudinal layer and inner circular layer?

Answer 44

Fibromuscular layer

Question 45

Which vaginal layer has ganglion cells in the outer layer?

Answer 45

Adventitial layer

Question 46

What is the lining of the lactiferous ducts?

Answer 46

Keratinized stratified squamous

Question 47

What is the lining of the lactiferous sinus?

Answer 47

Stratified cuboidal

Question 48

What is the lining of the nipple?

Answer 48

Keratinized stratified squamous

Question 49

What causes the weird bumps on the areola?

Answer 49

Glands on Mongomery (modified mammary glands)

Question 50

Which H sitmulates the proliferation of lactiferous duct components?

Answer 50

Estrogen

Question 51

Which H stimualtes the growth of alveoli?

Answer 51

Progesterone