Male reproductive

Question 1

3 testicular coverings from out to in

Answer 1

1. tunica vag. parietalis
2. vag. visceralis
3. albugenea

Question 2

what divides the lobules

Answer 2

septae

Question 3

what are in the lobules

Answer 3

seminiferous tubules

Question 4

what type of tissue is tunica albugenea

Answer 4

dense CT

Question 5

what type of cells are found in the lamina propria of sem. tubules

Answer 5

myoepithelial cells

Question 6

what is production time for a sperm

Answer 6

64 days

Question 7

how many sperm produced each day

Answer 7

50-150 mil

Question 8

what are the stages of a sperm cell dev.

Answer 8

spermatogonium>mitosis>primary spermatocyte>mei 1>secondary spermatocyte>mei 2>spermatozoa

Question 9

where does spermatogonium rest

Answer 9

on basement membrane

Question 10

what are 2 main cells of semi tubule

Answer 10

1. sertoli

2. leydig

Question 11

4 main functions of sertoli cells

Answer 11

1. control progression of spermatogensis
2. phagocytose garbage
3. produce - test fluis, androgen binding hormone, inhibin
4. maintain blood-testes barrier

Question 12

what stimulates sertoli cell

Answer 12

FSH

Question 13

why is blood testes barrier important

Answer 13

keeps antigen presenting cells away from new sperm cells

Question 14

what stimulates leydig cells

Answer 14

LH

Question 15

what is function of leydig cells

Answer 15

produce T

Question 16

what is epidydimis

Answer 16

highly convoluted tubule packed with vascular CT

Question 17

what is epidyd lined with

Answer 17

pseudostratified columnar epithelium with stereocilia

Question 18

what are stereocilia actually

Answer 18

clumps of microvillae

Question 19

function of epidyd

Answer 19

sperm storage and maturation

Question 20

what are 3 layers of vas def.

Answer 20

1. mucosa - pseudostrat columnar
2. muscularis - very thick mostly smooth muscle
3. adventitia - CT

Question 21

what surrounds prostate

Answer 21

fibroelastic capsule

Question 22

where do ducts open into

Answer 22

prostatic urethra

Question 23

what are glands lined with

Answer 23

simple to pseudostratified epithelium

Question 24

where are glands located

Answer 24

posterior aspect of prostate

Question 25

where is cancer

Answer 25

posterior porstate

Question 26

what are zones of prostate

Answer 26

1. urethral
2. transitional
3. peripheral

Question 27

what zone enlarges in BPH

Answer 27

transitional

Question 28

whatzone gets cancer

Answer 28

peripheral