Male Reproductive NEW Flashcards
spermatogonia are made where in the seminiferous tubules
the basal layer
what stimulates leydig cells to make testosterone
LH
what do sertoli cells secrete
FSH and inhibin
when do interstitial cells of Leydig begin to secrete
during puberty
what are round and polygonal in shape and have a very large nucleus as well as a lot of mitochondria and well developed golgi apparatus
SER and many lipis droplets
Leydig Cells
what is the main gland in charge of stimulating the production of testosterone
pituitary gland
what cells surrond the epithelium of seminiferous tubules
myeloid cells
what is the epithelium of seminiferous tubules
stratified
where are spermatozoa produced
seminiferous tubules
how long are seminiferous tubules
30-70 cm long
150-250 um diameter
what are the purpose of myloid cells in seminiferous tubules
they resemble smooth muscle and they help to squeeze
what do seminiferous tubules become continuous with
tubuli recti
what is the epithelium of tubuli recti
cuboidal
tubuli recte lead to what
rete testis
what are the network of epithelial-lined channels in the mediatinum of the testis
rete testis
what lead from the rete testis into the epididymis
ductli efferentes
what are the 2 cells in seminiferous epithelium
spermatogonic cells and sertoli cells
how thick is the epithelium of the seminiferous tubules
4-8 cell layers thick
what cells are columnar and extremly complex in shape and extend from the basil lamina to the lumen
sertoli cells
what envelopes the developing germ cell and has irregular outlined apical and lateral plasma membrane
sertoli cells
what cells have an extensive SER and Golgi
sertoli cells
what has a large nucleouls and a pale nucleus
sertoli cells
seroli cells form occluding junctions and this does what
divids the lumen of the seminifeorus tubule into a basal and an adluminal compartment
what is responsible for establishing a blood-testis barrier
zonulae occludentes
what cells phagocyte excess cytoplasm
sertoli cells
sertoli cells secrete a fluid in the seminiferous tubules tht does that
transfers the spermatozoa to the genital ducts