Male Flashcards
What does the Gonads produce?
Gametes or Sex Cells produced and site of production for male sex hormones
Function of Seminal Vesicle
Produce Sperm
What is the name of the canal that the testis passes through during development?
Inguinal Canal
What are the main contents of spermatic cord (6)
Testicular Artery Genitofemoral Nerve Vas Deferens Cremasteric Artery/Veins Autonomic Nerves Pampiniform Plexus of Testicular Veins
The Ovoid testes are suspended in the Scrotum by
Spermatic Cords
What is the tough outer fibrous layer of the testis called?
Tunica Albuginea
What are the two layers of tunica vaginalis in penis?
Parietal and Visceral Peritoneum
What are the two tunica layers in Penis called
Tunica Albuginea
Tunica Vaginalis
What material is present between the two layers of tunica vaginalis?
Hydrocele
The testicular artery is a branch of
Abdo Aorta
At what vertebral level do the testicular arteries arise from the abdominal aorta?
L2
The Testicular arteries cross what structures near pelvic brim?
Common Iliac Vein
Common Iliac Artery
The Epididymis is attached to?
Body of testis
What organ stores Sperm
Epididymis
What organ arises from tail of epididymis
Vas Defeens
The Vas deferens traverses the
inguinal canal
The Vas deferens terminates by joining what to form ejaculatory duct
Seminal Gland
Where are the seminal glands found?
either side of posterior bladder
What secretions are produced by seminal vesicles?
Fructose and Sperm
What secretions are produced by prostate?
Alkaline
Where are bulbourethral Cowper’s glands found?
Urogenital Diaphragm
The Bulbourethral Cowper’s glands empty into
Penile/Spongy Urethra
What secretions are produced by Bulbourethral Cowper’s glands?
Mucoproteins
Mucoproteins produced by Bulbourethral Cowper’s glands do what?
Lubricate Urethra
