male reproductive system Flashcards
Functions of tHE MRS
- To ____,___, and ____ sperm & semen
- To _____ sperm within the female reproductive tract
-To ___ and _____ male sex hormones
produce, maintain & transport
discharge
produce & secrete
Substantial part of the male reproductive system is located _____ of the man’s body
outside
External parts of the MRS
____,____, ______
Penis Urethra Scrotum
Internal parts of the MRS
\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_
Testis
Epididymis
Vas deferens
Seminal vesicle
Ejaculatory ducts
Prostate
Bulbo-urethral glands
Penis
-The penis is the ____,____ male copulatory organ
pendant; cylindrical
The penis is the common outlet for urine & semen
T/F
T
The penis has 3 parts: the ___, the ____/____; & _____, which is the ____-shaped end of the penis
root
body/shaft
glans
cone
Body of penis is ____ in shape & consists of __ columns/chambers of erectile tissue that are wrapped in CT& covered with skin
cylindrical
3
2 dorsal columns in the body of the penis are ______
Single, midline ventral column surrounds ____ & is called _______
-These chambers are made up by special, ____-like erectile tissue
corpora cavernosa
corpus spongiosum
sponge
This sponge-like erectile tissue of the body of penis contains thousands of ____ that fill with ____ when the man is sexually aroused
large spaces
blood
As the penis fills with blood, it becomes ____ and ____ , which allows for penetration intercourse
rigid & erect
The tunica albuginea is condensed ____ tissue that invests the cavernous bodies; continuous with _____ of ____ (allows thin penile skin to move) containing prominent blood vessels
fibro-elastic
loose CT
hypodermis
The skin of the penis is ___ and ____ to accommodate changes in penis size during an erection
loose & elastic
The glans is covered with a ____ layer of skin called _____ (__)
Loose
prepuce
foreskin
The root of the penis consists of ____ (covered by _____), ____ (covered by ______ ) and is Located in _____ pouch, bw the ____ membrane & _____ fascia
bulb; bulbospongiosus
crura; ischiocavernosus
superficial perineal
perineal; deep perineal
The bulb of the penis is firmly attached to the (superior or inferior?) surface of the membrane & is continued (anteriorly or posteriorly?)? as the ______
The crura are on the ___ of the bulb; anteriorly they are continued into the _____
Inferior
anteriorly
corpus spongiosum
sides
corpora cavernosa
Urethra of men
- Extends from the ______ to ___ of the ___
- Length of _____ cm
bladder neck
end of the penis
18-20
4 parts of the male urethra
- preprostatic- __\to ____cm
- Prostatic~ _cm closer to the (anterior or posterior?) than the (anterior or posterior?) surface; The posterior wall of the interior of the urethra consists of : ____; prostatic ___; ____ ; prostatic _____
1-1.5
4
anterior; posterior
urethral crest; sinus; seminal colliculus; utricle
widest & most dilated part of the male urethra is ????
The prostatic urethra
4 parts of the male urethra
- Membranous (intermediate):___cm;traverses the _____ pouch & the _____
- Spongy:___cm: passes through the ___ & corpus ______ ; ~____ in Diameter; expanded at the _____ fossa & _____ fossa
1-2
deep perineal
perineal membrane
15-16
bulb; spongiosum
5mm; intrabulbar; navicular
narrowest of the 4 main parts of the male urethra Is ???
Membranous
_____ is the narrowest part of the urethra
External urethral orifice
Male urethra is Lined with ____ epithelium,_____/____
-At its dilated anterior part in the ____-fossa navicularis, it is _____ epithelium
Transitional; Stratified/Pseudostratified
glans
stratified squamous
Mucous membrane of urethra contains numerous glands (of ___) whose ducts open in a ____ direction
-Empty urethra is ____ in cross-section; the meatus is a _____, hence the spiral stream of urine, which delays separation of the urine stream into discrete droplets
Littre
proximal
horizontal
vertical slit
Female urethra- ___ long, ____ in Diameter
4cm
6mm
Scrotum
- A pouch containing the ___
- suspended by the ____ and associated structures
- has A ____ raphe continuous with the ____ raphe anterioly and ____ raphe posterioly
- A ______ divides it into 2 cavities;
- ___ half is longer
testicles; spermatic cords
median; penile; perineal
fibrous septum
left
Coverings of the testis in the scrotum:
- Skin
- Superficial fascia & dartos muscle
- is continuous anteriorly with the _____ fascia and posteriorly with ____’ fascia
- External spermatic fascia
- _____
- Cremaster muscle
- ______
- Cremaster fascia
- _____
- Internal spermatic fascia
- _____
- Tunica vaginalis
- _____
Scarpa’s
Colle’s
external oblique aponeurosis
internal oblique muscle
fascia of superficial & deep surfaces of internal oblique
transversalis fascia
peritoneum
_____ is responsible for the rugosity of the scrotum
Dartos muscle
contraction of dartos muscle causes the scrotum to ____ when ——-
wrinkle
cold
The superficial fascia of the scrotum is devoid of fat
T/F
T
Testis
-___ shaped organ suspended in the scrotum by the ____
- They produce both a cellular “secretory product” in the form of ____, and the hormone ____ as a true endocrine secretion
Ovoid
spermatic cord.
sperm
testosterone
The testes are purely endocrine in nature.
T/F
F
The testes are “exocrine” and endocrine in nature.
Dimension of testes : (in adult human)
weight : ___ g
Length:___ cm
Width: ____ cm
AP- ___ cm
12
- 5
- 5
3
Tunica vaginalis
- (fibrous or serosal?) lining derived from the ____
- contains ______ and ____ cells
- covers loosely _____ and ____
Serosal
peritoneum
fibroblast and myocytes
Anteriorly & laterally
Tunica vaginalis have both _____ and ______ layers
parietal and visceral
Tunica _____ contract rhythmically
Vaginalis
Tunica vaginalis have vascular CT
T/F
T
Tunica albuginea
- _____
- capsule of (loose or dense?) (fibrous or serous?) tissue
- (internal or external?) to the tunica vaginalis
- sends in (anteriorly or posteriorly ?) a vertical septum-the ______
white tunic
Dense
Fibrous
internal
Posteriorly
mediastinum testis
mediastinum testis gives off delicate _____ septa that divide testis into ~____ testicular lobules.
collagenous
250
Septation of the testes is usually complete in domestic animals
T/F
F
Incomplete
Tunica vasculosa
- (inner or outer?) layer
- is of loose areolar tissue
- richly ______
Inner
vascularized
The bulk of the testicular tissue is the _____?
Seminiferous tubules
Seminiferous tubules
-__-__per testicular lobule.
1 to 4
uncoiled, each seminiferous tubules can measure up to ___ cm in length and __-___ µm in Diameter
80
150-250
In man, the combined length of the seminiferous tubules in one testis is ~ ____ m.
250
Combined length of seminiferous tubules in one testes is much higher that 250m for large animals like \___ and ____
boars and bulls
Interstitial endocrinocytes:
- Leydig cells singly or in groups within CT
- secrete _____
androgens
Sertoli Cells
- Supportive or ____ cells
- comprise ____,___ epithelium
- Highly infiltrated with ___ cells of the ___ series
- Secrete ______
- Phagocytize excess cytoplasm cast off by spermatids
- Nuclei usually found toward ____ membrane; frequently ____ or ____
sustentacular
simple, columnar
germ; spermatogenic
androgen-binding protein
basement
triangular or ovoid
_____ cells function as follicle cells in males
Sertoli cells
androgen-binding protein transports ____ to lumen of ____
dihydrotestosterone
seminiferous tubule
Nucleus of Sertoli cells are Oriented at ___ angles to _____ membrane
right
basement
Nucleus of Sertoli cells
- may be deeply indented
- Prominent ___
- _____ chromatin
- prominent ____ bodies associated with ___
- sER
nucleolus
dispersed
chromatin; nucleolus
Blood-testis barrier
-Separate (apical or basal?) compartment containing ____ from adluminal compartment containing ____ and ____
-The barrier prevents passage of ___ agents into the _____
Basal ; spermatogonia; spermatocytes & spermatids
cytotoxic
seminiferoustubules
The blood–testes barrier can be damaged by ____ to the testes (including ___ or ____) , by surgery or as a result of _____
trauma
torsion or impact
vasectomy