lecture 10: the male reproductive system Flashcards
what do the testes produce and secrete
produce sperm and secrete hormoes
what is the fucntion of the various ducts in the reproducve male system
trasport and store sperm
what are the 3 ducts of the male repro system
vas deferens
ejaculatory ducts
urethra
what are 3 accessory sex glands for men
seminal vessicles
prostate gland
cowpers bland
what are the supporting structures of the male repro system
scrotum and penis
the supporting sac for the testes is the BLANK
scrotum
where does the scrotum hang from
from the rooth of the penis
the scrotum is External divided medially by a ridge called blank
the Raphe
what is the raphe
external divsion ridge of the scrotum
true or false: the scrotum is Internally divided into two sacs (each contain a testis)
true
the scrotal septum consists of what
superficial fascia and the dartos
muscle
where iis the dartos muscle foundcon
scrotal septum and also found in the subcutaneous layer of the
scrotum and is continuous with the subcutaneous tissue of
the abdominal wall)
contaraction of the dartos muscle causes what
wrinkling of the skin of the scrotum
what does the dartos muscle do
helps regulate the temperature of the testes (2-3 degrees < body
temperature) - required for sperm production
is the temperature of the testes lower or higher than the body
lower
be able to know the scrotum, the dartos the testes diagram
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what is the cremaster muscle and where is it located
Small band of skeletal muscle in the spermatic cord
the cremaster muscle is contrinuous with what muscle
internal oblique
true or false: cremaster muscle is the only muscle contrinuous with the abdominal muscles
false, the dartos is also
what is the fucntion of the cremaster msucle
Elevates the testes upon exposure to cold
• Moves the testes closer to the pelvic cavity to absorb body
heat
exposure to warmth relaxes or contracts the dartos or cremaster muscel
relaxed
Exposure to BLANK relaxes the dartos muscle and the
cremaster muscle
WARMTH
what are the paired oval glands
the testes
where do the testes develop
Develop near the kidneys in the posterior portion of
the abdomen
do the testes always stay near Develop near the posterior portion of
the abdomen
no
when do the testes descend into the scrotum
during the 7th month of the fetal dev
what is cryptorchidism
Condition where the testes do not descend into the scrotum
what is the problem associated with cryptochidism
it may result in infertility due to
higher temperature destroying the cells involved with
spermatogenesis
what are the 3 layers of the testes in order from outermost to innercost
tunica vaginalis
tuniva albuginea
lobules
true or false: the tunica albuginea is the outermost layer of the testes
false, the tunica vaginalis is
what is the tunica vaginalis of the testes and when does it form
serous membrane developed from the peritoneum
• forms during the descent of the testes and partially covers
them
what does the tunica albuginea form
forms a septum deep to the tunica vaginalis which divides each testis into several internal compartments called
LOBULES (200-300 total)
what layer divides
each testis into several internal compartments called
LOBULES (200-300 total)
tunica albuginea
what do the lubules of the testes contain
contain 1-3 coiled tubules called seminiferous tubules
where sperm is produced
where is sperm produced
seminiferous tubules
know the layers of the testes
what are the cells located within the seminefous tubules
spermatogenic cells
where are spermatogenic cells loocated
semineferous tubules
Sperm production begins in stem cells called
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spermatogonia
where do the spermatogonia line
the periphery of the tubules
wheree do spermatogonia cells develeop from
develop form primordial germ cells that arise form yolk sac
endoderm and enter the testes early in development
primordial germ cells differentiate into what
spermatogiona
true or false : Primordial germ cells differentiate into spermatogonia which are very actvive during childhood
false, they are dormant
what happens to the spermatogonia at puberety
begin to undergo mitosis
when do the spermatogonia begin to undeergo mitosis
at puberty
what is mitosis
Division of the nucleus of the cell that ensures each new
nucleus has the same number and kind of chromosome as the
original nucleus)
true or false: the spermatogonia undergos only mitosis
false, also meiosis
what is meiosis
Type of cell division restricted to sex-cell production
involving two successive nuclear divisions that result in new
cells with the haploid (n) number of chromosomes
the spermatogonia undergo meiosis to diffeerent to produce what
sperm
true or false: The production of the sperm cell begins in the most
superficial layer of the tubule
true
The production of the sperm cell begins in the most
superficial layer of the tubule and progressively matures as it makes its way towards where
the lumen of the tubule
primary spermatocytes become what
secondary spermatocytes
sceodnary spermatocytes become what
spermatids
spermatids mature into what
sperm cells
tspermatogonium are diploid or haploid
diploid
are primary spermatocytes diploid or haploid
diploid
when does meiosis 1 occur in men
when going from primary to secodnary spermatocyte
What is the product of meiosis 2 in men
secondary spermatocyte to spermatid
what Isolates spermatogenic cells from the blood
the blood testis barrier
what is the function of the blood testis barrier
Prevents an immune reaction against the spermatogenic cell’s surface antigens (recognized as foreign substances by the
immune system)
what is the blood testis barrier formed by
sertoli cells