Histopathology of the male and female reproductive system

Question 1

what is the role of the ciliated cuboidal epithelium

Answer 1

absorption and propulsion

Question 2

what is the role of the ductus deferens

Answer 2

absorption of fluid
ciliary action propels non-motile sperm

prupulsion

Question 3

what is the function of the epididymis

Answer 3

accumulation, maturation and storage f spermatozoa

Pseudostratified

Question 4

vas deferenes or ductus deferens has 3 layers

Answer 4

true

Question 5

what is testicular torsion

Answer 5

spermatic cord, which provides blood flow to the testicle, rotates and becomes twisted. The twisting cuts off the testicle’s blood supply and causes sudden pain and swelling.

arterial and venous blood supply runs through vas deferens

Question 6

what do the seminal vesicles contain

Answer 6

fructose, citrate, fibrinogen, vitamin c, prostaglandins. thin and milky fluid

Question 7

prostate gland is found at the neck of the bladder urethra starts as prostatic urethra.
what is benign prostatic hypertrophy

Answer 7

paraurethral gland undergoes nodular granular hyperplasia compressing the urethra causing poor stream , UR and hesitancy

prostate cancer

Question 8

penis is made up of

Answer 8

2 corpora cavernosa
1 corpus spongisum
penile urethra
fibrocollagenous tissue

Question 9

what parts of Male reproductive system contribute to the seminal fluid

Answer 9

seminal vesicle

prostate

Question 10

what stores and mature the spermatozoa

Answer 10

epididymis

Question 11

what carriers sperm to the urethra during ejactulation

Answer 11

vas deferens

Question 12

interstitium specifically elydig cells do what

Answer 12

synthesis of androgenic hormones principally testosterone

Question 13

what is a cyst

Answer 13

Cysts are most commonly caused by blockage in a duct, which can be due to trauma, infection, or even an inherited tendency. The type of cyst depends on where it forms – some cysts can be internal (such as in a breast, the ovaries, or the kidneys) while others are external and form in visible locations on the body.

Question 14

disorders of the Fallopian tubes

Answer 14

endometriosis
pelvic inflammatory disease due to inflammation and scarring - infection (chylamydia or gonococcus)

pregnancy cures endometriosis

Question 15

endometrium layers

Answer 15

stratum compactum
stratum spongiosum
stratum basalis

Question 16

oestrogen regulates the proliferative and menstrual stages wheres what regulates the secretory and menstrual phase

Answer 16

progesterone

Question 17

uterine fibroids

Answer 17

Uterine fibroids are noncancerous growths of the uterus that often appear during childbearing years. Also called leiomyomas (lie-o-my-O-muhs) or myomas, uterine fibroids aren’t associated with an increased risk of uterine cancer and almost never develop into cancer.

Question 18

how is the cervix different from the rest of the uterus

Answer 18

myometrium is replaced with dense collagenous connective tissue

Question 19

what cancer is protected by HPV vaccination

Answer 19

cervix

Question 20

the vagina has a what type of epithelium with no glands

Answer 20

stratified squamous epithelium