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Lecture 10: Male Reproductive System Flashcards

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Vas deferens pathway

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Vas deferens is gonna thru other parts of the spermatic cord, leave the scrotum and go up the inguinal canal, and then it’s going posterior to the urinary bladder and tucks around the ureters.

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The area on either side of the vas deferens that broadens is called…

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ampulla

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Lateral to the ampulla, we have..

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seminal vesicles

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Where the duct from the seminal vesicle connects with the end of the ampulla is…

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beginning of the ejaculatory ducts

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What are the functions of the vas deferens?

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  • connect the epididymis with the ejaculatory duct
  • store sperm for up to a month w/o loss of function
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Like in the epididymis, when we hit the end of the time frame, the sperm…

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that are still in the vas deferens, are gonna get recycled.

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One of the instructions men get after a vasectomy is no unprotected sex for a month. Why?

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Everything distal to the cut can still leave the body and be ejaculated. Those sperm can still be viable for a month.

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The ejaculatory duct is how long?

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1 cm long

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The ejaculatory duct empties into…

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urethra

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Why is this important?

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Bc this is the point at which we start sharing urinary system structures + reproductive structures

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The urethra has 3 sections. What are they?

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  • Prostatic Urethra
  • Membranous Urethra
  • Spongy Urethra
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What is the Prostatic Urethra?

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Region of the urethra that travels thru the prostate gland

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What is the Membranous Urethra?

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Point the urethra travels thru the floor of the pelvic cavity

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What is the Spongy Urethra?

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The longest portion that travels thru part of the penis called “corpus spongiosum’

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What’s important to remember about accessory reproductive glands?

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Sperm is NOT SUPPOSED TO GO thru the accessory glands

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True or False.
Seminal Vesicle is part of the pathway for sperm.

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FALSE

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The accessory reproductive glands are:

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  • Seminal Vesicles
  • Prostate Gland
  • Bulbourethral Gland
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What is the shape of the prostate gland? Why is this important?

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Prostate gland is donut shaped and the hole in the middle is what the urethra travels thru.

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The seminal vesicles connect their duct to the end of the vas deferens to form…

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the ejaculatory duct.

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Seminal vesicles produce an alkaline fluid that compared to the other fluids that are gonna be in the semen, is…

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very thick and viscous.

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It makes up _____ % of the semen volume.

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60%

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Why is it alkaline?

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We generally make acidic urine and so the lining of the urethra that’s gonna be used fro sperm transport could be acidic enough to damage the sperm. So, an alkaline fluid is gonna help buffer some of that acid that was part of the urine.

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That alkaline fluid is also gonna help buffer..

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the slightly acidic environment of the vagina

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Where does sperm travel thru?

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urethra

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There’s fructose in the fluid produced by seminal vesicles. What can we do with fructose?

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We can convert fructose into types of carbs that can go thru glycolysis and Kreb’s cycle

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Remember, the neck of the sperm that we move has a ton of…

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Mitochondria

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If we give them fuel, they can…

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keep making ATP

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What is also in the fluid of the seminal vesicles?

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Prostaglandins

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There’s also a coagulating enzyme called…

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Vesiculase

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Why do we want a coagulating enzyme?

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For the sperm to have a fighting chance of swimming away to where the eggs are located, it needs to be held in the reproductive tract for a while.

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What is the job of vesiculase?

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to clump up for a while what was placed in the femal reproductive tract

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The process of these fluids being moved out of the seminal vesicles and into the ejaculatory duct and into the urethra is called…

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Emission

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What’s the difference between Emission and Ejaculation?

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Emission: moving fluid from seminal vesicle but NO SPERM

Ejaculation: moving sperm & all the fluids traveling with the sperm

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Don’t forget, exposure to the fluid of the seminal vesicles is…

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stage 1 in sperm capacitation

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What is important about the prostate gland?

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  • Urethra passes thru it
  • Contribute fluid to the ejaculate
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As men age, the prostate gland enlarges. The more enlarged your prostate gets…

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the more narrow the ureters are gonna become.

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How does this affect urine production?

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It’s going to be more difficult to get urine from the urinary bladder out into the urethra.

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_____% of volume of ejaculate is prostatic fluid.

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30%

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Prostatic fluid is…

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watery, milky, and slightly acidic

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Why are we making acidic fluid?

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There’s citrate is prostatic fluid.

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Citrate comes from when…

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you have citric acid and H+ comes off. This is another energy source. I can put citrate right in the citric acid cycle.

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The fluid is a little bit acidic is not bad bc…

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we get a lot more opportunity to make more ATP so the sperm can keep swimming.

43
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Prostate Surface Antigen is found in prostatic fluid. Why do we use PSA?

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High levels of PSA tend to be associated with prostate cancer.

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The reason we use PSA and not say “it’s time or your annual check up. Let’s just biopsy your prostate” is bc

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the biopsy goes thru the wall of the rectum and into the prostate gland.

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We also have hyaluronidase which is..

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an enzyme that helps to breaks down things like mucus.

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The last set of accessory glands are Bulbourethral glands which are also called…

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Cowper’s glands

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The Bulbourethral glands are a size of a pea and have a duct that empties into…

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spongy urethra

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Bulbourethral glands also produce an alkaline fluid. But the fluid from the Bulbourethral glands have mucus in it.

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have mucus in it.

49
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What do we need mucus for?

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Protecting against friction damage to the sperm?

50
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Typical ejaculate is typically…

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2 -5 ml of fluid

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It should also contain how much sperm?

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20 million - 100 million of sperm

52
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Everything else is…

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Fluid

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The seminiferous tubules in the testes and the epididymis contributes…

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< 5% of the 2-5 mL

54
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The seminal vesicles combined make up about

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~ 60%

55
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Prostate is

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~ 30%

56
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Cowper’s gland is

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< 5%

57
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Sperm is

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2%

58
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We also have protease in the fluid component of sperm. Those protease helps…

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break down cervical mucus

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Cervical mucus is the…

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the main barrier to fertilization when a woman is about to ovulate or hasn’t just ovulate.

60
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We also have an enzyme that is called…

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Seminalplasmin

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Seminalplasmin is an…

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antibacterial enzyme

62
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They also help…

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to protect against bacteria that might be in the vagina

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We have an enzyme called Fibrinolysin. This does what?

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Breaking down proteins that form the clump to hold the sperm in the male reproductive tract.

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So 15 - 30 minutes after intercourse, what does fibrinolysin do?

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Break down the clump

65
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The essential organ of the male reproductive tract is…

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testes

66
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The penis is made up of…

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3 cylindrical masses of erectile tissue.

67
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The 2 superior structures of the penis is…

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Corpra cavernosa

68
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Sitting below is the…

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Corpus spongiosum

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The Corpus spongiosum are going expand at its distal end and cover the Corpra cavernosa. This area is called…

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Glans penis

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How does erectile tissue work?

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We have central arteries. The one in the corpus spongiosum is smaller but we increase blood flow into the erectile tissue and blood gets trapped there. We have vasoconstriction that keeps the blood from leaving.

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If you have trouble with an erection, how can this happen?

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Circulatory problems decrease enough blood getting into erectile tissue to allow an erection.

72
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Examples of medications for erectile dysfunction medication are:

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  • Viagra
  • Cialis
73
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What does it mean for an erection that lasts for 4 hours?

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There’s not any O2 getting into the erectile tissues. No new blood getting out = no new blood coming in.

74
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In order to get the blood back, you need to…

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have the erection end or you have to take the blood out to end the erection.

75
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What is the function of the Penis?

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-Intro. of sperm into the female reproductive tract
- Urinating
- Ejaculation

76
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Start at the hypothalamus and it releases the hormone:

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GnRH ( Gonadotropin-releasing hormone)

77
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GnRh stimulates the release of 2 anterior pituitary hormones. They are:

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FSH (Follicle stimulating Hormone) and LH (leuteinizing hormone)

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FSH stimulates…

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Spermatogenesis / Meiosis

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The more sperm we produce, the more sperm that sertoli cells have to support. This increases…

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Inhibin

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What does Inhibin do?

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inhibits release of FSH

81
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In a male, LH is going to stimulate…

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testosterone production

82
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Testosterone is going to stimulate…

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Spermiogenesis

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Testosterone inhibits…

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GnRH release

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If i have a lot of developing sperm that are being nurtured by sertoli cells, …

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I need a lot of testosterone to finish spermiogenesis.

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The way this is set up is if i have high Inhibin levels, …

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I shut off FSH. I DON’T shut off GnRH.

86
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Which means I’m only shutting off this branch about Spermatogenesis. I leave the GnRH levels high> meaning…

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LH levels are high > getting testosterone I need for Spermiogenesis.

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When testosterone levels are high enough, …

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I shut the whole thing off.

88
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I need to have the ability of testosterone being produced so I can…

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do the spermiogensis and gradually drop that inhibin so I can go back to making sperm.

89
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If i don’t finish the spermiogenesis,…

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I can’t let go of those developing sperm that are being anchored to the seminiferous tubule and inhibin levels will stay high .

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What is the difference between Spermiogenesis and Spermatogenesis?

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Spermatogenesis: overall process.
- Meiosis (getting diploid to haploid)
- basic development that happens before it’s time to change the shape
Spermiogenesis: have something haploid and have to make it the shape of a functional sperm
-growing the tail, etc.

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What are the functions of Testosterone?

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  • maintain the organs of the male reproductive tract & accessory glands
  • stimulates libido
  • promotes “maleness” a.k.a male secondary sexual characters ( more muscle mass mass than woman, male body hair distribution)
  • involved in regulation metabolism
  • stimulates bone growth & closure of epiphyses
  • mild stimulater of H2O and Na reabsorption in the kidney. It’s a mild stimulator of K secretion
92
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Anabolic steroids…

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stimulate building of muscle

93
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The other hormone is men is…

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Estrogen. Males have a low level but measurable level of estrogen. We don’t know role of estrogen.

94
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Some estrogen can be made by…

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Leydig cells

95
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In males, what is the main producer of estrogen?

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Liver

96
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What else can produce estrogen?

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Adipose tissue

97
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What are the POSSIBLE function of estrogen in males?

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  • might be regulating spermatogenisis
  • might be involved in regulating FSH and LH
  • might be involved in “normal sexual behavior”
  • might be involved in partner preference (like ppl with curly/straight hair, blond/brunette)

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