MALE INFERTILITY Flashcards
Denote the number of young produced
fecundity
what animal has high fecundity
sows
envt cause of male repro failure
nutrition
temp
infexn
hormonal
genetic causes of male repro failure
congenital
chromosomal
optimum mobility of sperm
90%
hen a foreskin can’t be pulled down (retracted) from the tip of the penis
phimosis
when the foreskin is retracted but can’t move back up
paraphimosis
abnormal tissue, abnormal accumulation of fluid or air in the epididymis
spermatocoele
“__” hollow organ
Coele
cryptochodism cases are high in __ and __
swine and horse
The fertility of a male is related to several phenomena:
- sperm pdtn
- viability and fertilizing capacity
- sexual desire
- ability to mate
wolffian structures
epididymis, VD,ampulla
segmental aplasia of the epididymis is commonly associated with a localized accumulation of sperm within an occluded epididymis, which is known as
spermatocoele
__ that develops from swelling of the extra-abdominal portion of the gubernaculum draws the testis into the ___
Traction
inguinal canal.
enables the testis to descend further into the scrotal position.
Subsequent regression of the gubernaculum