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L45: Male Reproductive Anatomy Flashcards

1
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The testes have two compartments, which have two functions- what are they?

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  1. Seminiferous tubules
  2. Interstitial tissue
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What are the top arrows indicating? Bottom?

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Top: Seminiferous tubules

Bottom: Interstitial tissue

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3
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The seminiferous epithelium is made up of what two types of cells?

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  1. Germ cells
  2. Sertoli cells
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4
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In the seminiferous tubules, what structures are the colored triangles indication?

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Orange: Elongated spermatids

Yellow: Rounded spermatids

Green: Spermatocytes

Blue: Spermatogonia

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5
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What is indicated by the arrows?

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Intercellular bridges

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6
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What cells are indicated by the blue arrows?

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Sertoli cells

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What is the main function* of the sertoli cells- what are other 3 functions?

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Main: Provide physical and nutritional support to germ cells*

  • Regulate mvmnt of cells and molecules into the epith
  • Phagocytize degenerating germ cells
  • Secrete molecules into the epithelium and to the interstitial tissue
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8
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What is the blood-testis barrier?

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Cytoplasm of sertoli cells and tight junctions between adjacent sertoli cells

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9
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What are the two types of compartments indicated? What stage of sperm is present in each?

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Adluminal compartment: Spermatocytes, spermatids

Basal compartment: spermatogonia, preleptotene spermatocytes

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10
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The adluminal comparment and the basal compartment of the seminiferous epithelium are part of what compartment?

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Intratubular compartment

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11
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The sertoli cells secrete many different things; what is one key secretion that would aid in increasing sperm viability and energy?

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Fructose

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In the seminiferous tubule wall, what is indicated by the green arrows?

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Peritubular myoid cells

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13
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What is inidicated by the red box in the tubular wall of seminiferous tubules? 2 functions?

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Smooth muscle actin

  • Contraction of tubules= flow
  • Stim of stertoli cells
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14
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What is this a structure of?

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Tubular wall

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15
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What are the red arrows indicating on the tubular wall? Start from top left and clockwise

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Sertoli cell

Basal lamina

Peritubular myoid cells

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16
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What is the black and blue arrows indicating in the intersitial tissue?

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Black: Leydig cells

Blue: Blood vessles

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17
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The testes have 2 compartments, 2 cells, and 2 ______.

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Gonadotropins

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18
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What type of testis development is this indicating?

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Prenatal

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19
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What type of tesis development is this indicating?

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Postnatal development

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20
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Sperm are carried by fluid through _______ducts to the epididymis

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Excurrent ducts

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21
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What is 2? Function?

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Tubuli recti

Simple, low columnar or cuboidal, epithelium devoid of germ cells

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22
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A structure of the excurrent duct- what is this? Describe.

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Rete testis

Flattened channels; cuboidal ciliated cells

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23
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A structure of the excurrent duct- what is this? Describe.

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Efferent ducts

Columnar ciliated cels and columnar cells with microvilli!

24
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What are the black arrows (top + bottom)? What structure is this a part of as a whole?

A

Top arrow: CT

Bottom: Epididymal duct

epididymis

25
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Where is sperm stored?

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Tail of epididymis

26
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Where is sperm matured?

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Head and body of epididymis

27
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What is indicated by red circle and line of the epididymis and what portion of it?

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Myenteric plexus in Tail

28
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In the epididymis, describe this tissue.

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Pseudostratified columnar epithelium

29
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What is the red box indicating and what is the function of this structure?

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Ductus deferens

Conveys the sperm to the pelvic urethra

30
Q

What is the red box indicaitng?

A

Ductus deferens

31
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What is the tissue type of this on the ductus deferens?

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Pseudostratified columnar epithelium

32
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What is this structure? (type specific)

A

Musculocavernous penis

33
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What is this structure? (type specific)

A

Fibroelastic penis

34
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What is this cross-section a part of? (type specific)

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Musculocavernous penis

35
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What is this cross-section a part of? (type specific)

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Fibroelastic penis

36
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What is this cross-section a part of? (type specific)

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Musculocavernous penis

37
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What is this a structure of?

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Penis

38
Q

Out of the male glands: ampullary glands, vesciular glands, prostate, and bulbourethral gland, which species (horse, bull, boar, dog, cat) does NOT have a ampullary gland?

A

Boar

39
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Out of the male glands: ampullary glands, vesciular glands, prostate, and bulbourethral gland, which species (horse, bull, boar, dog, cat) does NOT have a vesicular gland?

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Dog and Cat

40
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Out of the male glands: ampullary glands, vesciular glands, prostate, and bulbourethral gland, which species (horse, bull, boar, dog, cat) does NOT have a bulbourethral gland?

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Dog

41
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What is this a structure of? What does it secrete?

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Ampullary glands;

Fluid rich in fructose and ergothionein (antioxidant aa)

42
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What is this a structure of? What does this structure secrete?

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Vesicular glands

Secretes alkaline viscid fluid rich in fructose and “coagulating” proteins

43
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What is the stroma of the vesicular glands?

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Fibroelastic capsule (smooth muscle + elastic fibers) that aextends as trabeculae

SEE number 1 in pic

44
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What is this structure comparing in vesicular glands?

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Non-castrated (Left) vs Castrated (right)

45
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What is the blue arrow indicating on this horse penis structure?

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Vesicular gland

46
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What is the blue arrow indicating on this horse penis structure?

A

Ampullary gland

47
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What is the blue arrow indicating on this horse penis structure?

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Prostate

48
Q

What is this structure and what is it secreting?

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Prostate

Secreting a slightly acid fluid rich in acid phosphatse, citric acid, and proteins for semen liquefaction

49
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What are the prostatic secretions and what is exclusive?

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Condensed secretion, it may become calcified

50
Q

What is this structure indicating and what is its secretion?

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Bulbourethral gland

A clear viscid mucus-like fluid rich in sialoproteins and amino surgars for urethral cleaning and lubrication

51
Q

What is the blue arrow indicating on this horse penis structure?

A

Bulbourethral gland

52
Q

What is significant about this? What may it indicate clinically?*

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ONLY Sertoli cells- NO germ cells

May indicate cryptorchidism!!!

53
Q

What does this show?

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Testicular tumors

54
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What is this tumor type and what is being seen?*

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Seminoma;

HIGH presence of germ cells; round BIG nuclei; and HIGH nucleus to cytoplasm ration

55
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What is this tumor type and what is being seen?*

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Sertoli cell tumor;

HIGH presence of cells with rounded homogenous nuclei (cells with that phenotype that do not correspond to that of Leydig or germ cells)

56
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What is this tumor type and what is being seen?*

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Leydig cell tumor

High presenece of cells with typical leydig cell phenotype

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