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Lecture 35: MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM 2 Flashcards

1
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What does the scrotum do?

A

House the testes away from the body to maintain temperature at approximately 34 degrees

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What is the scrotum lined by?

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The dartos muscle which contracts to wrinkle the skin and reduce the surface area for heat exchange

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What does the cremaster muscle do?

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Contracts to bring testes closer to to the body for heat conservation

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4
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How many spermatic cords are there?

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2

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Where do the spermatic cords run?

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Between the abdomen and testes

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What do the spermatic cords contain?

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Ductus deferens, blood vessels (testicular arteries and veins), nerves and lymphatics

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What are the functions of the penis?

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Urination and copulation (insemination)

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8
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What shaped organ is the penis?

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Cylindrical

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9
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What are the components of the penis?

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Root (bulb), body (mobile part) and glans covered by prepuce/foreskin

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10
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What are the erectile tissues in the penis?

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Two corpora cavernosa (corpus cavernosum) and one corpus spongiosum

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11
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What is the main erectile tissue?

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Corpus cavernosum

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12
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What erectile tissue is on the dorsal aspect?

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Corpus cavernosum

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13
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What does the corpus spongiosum contain?

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The urethra

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14
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What does the corpus spongiosum form?

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Bulb and glans

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15
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What erectile tissue is on the ventral aspect?

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Corpus spongiosum

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16
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How are spermatozoa carried into the female reproductive tract?

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In seminal fluid (together called semen)

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17
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What is seminal fluid produced by?

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Three accessory glands (seminal vesicles, prostate gland and bulbourethral gland)

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18
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What are the seminal vesicles?

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Two glands located posterior to the bladder and lateral to the ampulla

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19
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What do seminal vesicles produce?

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Viscous secretion

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20
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What portion of semen comes from the seminal vesicles?

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60%

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21
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What are the properties of seminal fluid from the seminal vesicles?

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Alkaline pH protects sperm against acidic environment in the male urethra and female vagins

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22
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Where are the prostate glands located?

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Inferior to the bladder and wraps around the prostatic urethra

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23
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What amount of semen comes from the prostate gland?

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30%

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24
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What is the seminal fluid from the prostate gland like?

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Slightly acidic and milky

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25
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What does seminal fluid from the prostate gland contain?

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PSA: prostate specific androgen

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26
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What does seminal fluid from the prostate gland contribute to?

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Sperm activation, viability and motility

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27
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What is the remaining 5% of semen?

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Spermatozoa

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28
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What are the bulbourethral glands?

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Two glands located in the urogenital diaphragm

29
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What do the bulbourethral glands open into?

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The spongy/penile urethra

30
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What amount of semen volume comes from the bulbourethral glands?

31
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What does the secretion from the bulbourethral gland do?

A

Lubricate and neutralise acidity in the urethra prior to ejaculation

32
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What is vasectomy?

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Surgical method of sterilisation in males

33
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What happens in vasectomy?

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Cuts the ductus deferens (cut ends tied or cauterised) so there is no spermatozoa in the semen

34
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what is gametogenesis?

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Formation of gametes (sex cells)

35
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What is gametogenesis in males?

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Spermatogenesis

36
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What is gametogenesis in females?

37
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What control is gametogenesis under?

38
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How does gametogenesis occur?

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Via mitosis and meiosis

39
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What do cells in gametogenesis need to be?

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Haploid (23 chromosomes)

40
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What does the original cell in meiosis have?

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46 chromosomes (is diploid/2n)

41
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How many cycles of division to produce gametes?

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2 (23 chromosomes=haploid/n)

42
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What happens in meiosis 1?

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2 haploid cells produced from 1 original diploid cell

43
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What happens in meiosis 2?

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Each cell produced from meiosis 1 divides to produce two haploid cells with 23 chromosome cells

44
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What is spermatogenesis?

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The process by which spermatogonia are transformed to mature spermatozoa (sperm)

45
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When does spermatogenesis occur?

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From puberty onwards

46
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Where does spermatogenesis occur?

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In the seminiferous tubules

47
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What happens in spermatogenesis 1?

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Spermatogonia divide by mitosis into 2 daughter cells (diploid-46 chromosomes)

48
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What do Type A spermatogonium do?

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Stay at the basement membrane of the seminiferous tubule

49
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What do spermatogonia Type B do?

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Differentiate into a primary spermatocyte (diploid) which undergoes meiosis 1

50
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What does spermatogenesis 2 form?

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2 secondary spermatocytes (haploid - 23 chromosomes)

51
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What do secondary spermatocytes do?

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Undergo meiosis 2 to form spermatids (haploid)

52
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What do spermatids do?

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Differentiate into spermatozoa with a head, body and tail via spermiogenesis

53
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Where are spermatozoa released?

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Into the lumen of seminiferous tubules

54
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What is a gonadotropin?

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A hormone that acts on the gonads

55
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What is GnRH?

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Gonadotropin releasing hormone produced by the hypothalamus

56
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What is LH?

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Luteinzing hormone (a gonadotropin) produced by the anterior pituitary

57
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What is FSH?

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Follicle stimulating hormone (a gonadotropin) produced by the anterior pituitary

58
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Where is inhibin secreted from?

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Nurse (sertoli) cells

59
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Where is testosterone produced?

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By interstitial endocrine (leydig) cells

60
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What is testosterone a type of?

61
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What are androgens?

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A group of steroid hormones

62
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What are androgens responsible for?

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Male characteristics (maturation of sex organs, spermatogenesis, secondary sex characteristics, libido)

63
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What are synthetic androgens?

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Steroids for a therapeutic response

64
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What does GnRH stimulate?

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The anterior pituitary to release LH and FSH

65
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What does LH stimulate?

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Production of testosterone (interstitial endocrine/leydig cells)

66
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What does FSH stimulate?

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Inhibit production by nurse cells

67
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What hormones control spermatogenesis?

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FSH and testosterone

68
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What does inhibit do?

A

Suppresses FSH

69
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What does testosterone do?

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Suppresses LH, FSH and GnRH

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