Male Reproductive Organs Flashcards
Where does the testis lay, + function?
Scrotum, produces sperm and test
What covers the testis?
The Tunica Vaginalis and albugenia
Testis arterial supply
Testicular artery, a branch from the abdominal aorta
The venous drainage of the testis?
Pampniform venous plexus
What is Varicocele?
Enlarged and dilated torturous pampniform plexus
Why is Varicocele more common on the left side?
Due to the venous drainage being impaired there
What is the Epididymis function?
Storage and maturation of sperm
There is a gap between the epididymis and testis called the epididymal sinus, how does it lay?
Laterally
Epididymis arterial supply?
Testicular artery, drained by testicular vein
Where does the Vas Deferns terminate?
At the urinary bladder ofc
What does the Vas Deferns become dilated to form at its termination?
The ampulla
Vas Deferns function?
Sperm transport
What is the Vas Deferns arterial supply?
The artery to vas Deferns, from the inferior vesicle artery
Vas Deferns drainage?
Testicular vein
The seminal vesicle is supplied by both?
Inferior vesicle and middle rectal arteries
Vas Deferns and the seminal vesicle join to form the…?
Ejaculatory duct
The ejaculatory duct’s function is?
Mixing seminal fluid with sperm, to thus deliver semen
The prostate contains?
The prostatic urethra and ejaculatory ducts
Prostatic functions?
Gives the milky appearance to seminal fluid and secretes alkaline things to help with sperm motility
What is the most glandular lobe of the prostate?
Median lobe
BPH aka benign prostatic hyperplasia is common in…?
Men older than 50
Benign prostatic hypertrophy occurs in which lobe?
Median lobe
What does benign prostatic hypertrophy entail?
Difficult micturition due to urethral pressure and urinary bladder elevation
What is the second most common cancer in men?
Malignant prostatic tumor
Arterial supply of prostate?
Inferior vesicle and middle rectal arteries
