Male Anatomy, Histo Flashcards
Prostate lymphatics drain to
internal iliac nodes
Prostate veins can drain thru
batson’s plexus (path to vertebre, brain)
The majority of the penis drains lymph to?
internal iliac nodes
The distal corpus spongiosum and glans of penis drain lymph to?
deep inguinal nodes
The testes drain lymph to?
lumbar/para-aortic nodes
Testicular mets hematogenously spread to?
liver, lungs, bone
the perineal skin drains lymph to?
superficial inguinal nodes
Scratching the front of your balls stimulates the _____ nerve
ilioinguinal n (L1)
Scratching the back of your ballsack stimulates the _____ nerve
pudendal n (S2-4)
Turner’s patients are 45 ____ and have ovarian _______
XO
ovarian streaks (no ovaries)
True hermaphrodites are typically 46 _____, and have what type of external genitalia?
46 XX usually
ambiguous external genitalia
Male hermaphrodites are 46 XY and have a defect in what?
lo T or lo MIF
Female hermaphrodites are 46 XX and are often due to?
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (11 or 21 deficiencies)
Kallman Syndrome is what classically?
can’t smell
lo FSH, LH, lo sex steroids
Klinefelter syndrome is what clasically?
47 XXY (tall, skinny, lil balls, gyno, dumb, ususally hi FSH, LH)
Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome is a defect in what?
testosterone receptor
AIS patients will have what genitalia?
female external (due to estrogen from adipose), no female internal (due to MIF being present)
testes in inguinal region usually (cryptorchidism; no testosterone, but still make MIF)
Hypospadias?
urethral opening on ventral dick
Epispadias?
urethral opening on dorsal dick
Inhibin comes from _____ cells and does feedback inhibition on production of?
Sertoli
FSH
What is the flow of sperm names?
Spermatogonia-primary spermatocyte-secondary spermatocyte-spermatid-spermatozoa (mature)
Spermiogenesis is the process of converting?
Spermatids into Spermatozoa (mature sperm)
What are the steps in spermiogenesis (maturation)?
condensation of nucleus
loss of cytoplasm
formation of neck and tail
formation of acrosome
Astrocytes are to BBB as _____ are to BTB
Sertoli cells
seminal vesicles make?
fructose
PGs
fibrinogen
the prostate makes?
alkaline fluid
fibrinolysin
Bulbourethral glands make?
lube
this muscle increases pressure inside the corpora cavernosa
Ischiocavernosus
this muscle increases engorgement of corpus spongiosum
bulbospongiosus