Male Reproductive System Flashcards
Testes
-Each testis is about ___cm x __ cm in size, within scrotum
2.5
4
_____ and ____ muscles move testes in response to hot or cold
Dartos and cremaster
Serous sac partially encloses each testis:
-the tunica vaginalis Develops as ____ of ____
outpocketing
peritoneal cavity
Just deep to tunica vaginalis is tunica _____ ,a fibrous capsule
albuginea
Septal extensions of tunica _____ divide testis into a ___ to ____ lobules
-Each lobule contains ___ coiled seminiferous tubules that make ____
albuginea
250 - 300
1-4
sperm
seminiferous tubules Converge to form _____, that conveys sperm into ______
tubulus rectus
rete testis
Sperm leave testis through efferent ductules which enter ____
epididymis
Blood supply: is ______
It’s from from ____ not pelvic level, since descended from abdomen
pampiniform plexus
L2
spermato genic cells lie in between _____ and are arranged in an orderly manner in __ to ___ layers.
Sertoli cells
4 to 8
Sertoli cells:
1. ____ and ____ the spermatogenic cells till the ____ are released from them
Support and nourish
spermatozoa
________ Secrete the enzyme aromatase, which converts ___ into _____
Sertoli cells
androgens
estrogen
____ Secrete ____ (ABP), which is essential for testosterone activity, especially during _____
Sertoli
androgen-binding protein
spermatogenesis
______ secretes estrogen-binding protein (EBP)
Sertoli cells
_____ Secrete inhibin, which inhibits ____ release from ____
_____ Secretes activin, which increases ___ release
Sertoli cells
FSH
anterior pituitary
Sertoli cells
FSH
_____ Secrete müllerian regression factor (MRF) in ___ testes. MRF is also called _____. MRF is responsible for the regression of müllerian duct during sex differentiation
in fetus.
Sertoli cells
fetal
müllerian inhibiting substance (MIS)
seminiferous tubules
- _____ occurs in the seminiferous tubules
Spermatogenesis
epididymis
-When structurally ____, spermatozoa are flushed into the epididymis which encloses the ____ pole of the testis.
mature
posterior
vas deferens
-____ sperms from the epididymis move on into the vas deferens (a muscular tube which acts as a ______ for sperm).
Motile
storage reservoir
DEVELOPMENT OF REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
-The reproductive organs are developed from the ______ ——-derm.
intermediate mesoderm
Blood-testes Barrier
Blood-testes barrier is a ____ barrier that separates ____ from ______ of the testes.
It is formed by ____ between the adjacent ____, near the (apical or basal?) membrane of seminiferous tubule.
mechanical
blood
seminiferous tubules
tight junctions
Sertoli cells
Basal
Functions of blood-testes barrier
- Protection of seminiferous tubules
- Blood-testes barrier protects the seminiferous tubules and spermatogenic cells by preventing the entry of ____ from blood and fluid of the surrounding tissues into the ___ of seminiferous tubules. Like ____,____,____
- However, blood-testes barrier permits substances essential for spermatogenic cells. Like ____,____,_____ etc
toxic substances
lumen
proteins, galactose, and polysaccharides
nutrient, water, hormones
Prevention of autoimmune disorders
Blood-testes barrier also prevents the development of autoimmune disorders by inhibiting the movement of ____ products of ______, from ____ into ____
antigenic
spermatogenesis
testis into blood.
Damage of blood-testes barrier
Blood-testes barrier is commonly damaged by trauma or ___ infection like ___.
Whenever, the blood testes barrier is damaged the ___ enter the blood. The immune system of the body is activated, resulting in the production of ______ against ____.
The antibodies destroy the ____, leading to consequent ____.
viral
mumps
sperms
autoantibodies against sperms
germ cells
sterility
NORMAL SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT IN EMBRYONIC LIFE
- _th to _ th wk gonad develop ( bipotential )
- _th wk = sex _____ & gonadal ____
5-6
7
determination;
differentiation
NORMAL SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT IN EMBRYONIC LIFE
8 th to 12 th wk= _____ by _____ begins
-___ to ___th wk= formation of internal genitalia (_____ and ____ dependent) and formation of external genitalia (____ dependent)
endocrine secretion by male gonad
10 th12
MIS & testosterone
testosterone
MATERNAL NONDISJUNCTION OF SEX CHROMOSOMES
(1) Turner’s Syndrome
- aka ____ ———
- 22/_ + 22/_ = 44/__
(2) superfemale
- 22/__ + 22/_ = 44/__
(3) lethal
- 22/_ + 22/_ = 44/__
gonadal dysgenesis
0; X ; X0
XX;X; XXX
0 ; Y ; Y0
Klinefelter’s syndrome
- aka _______ ———
- 22/__ + 22/__= 44/____
seminiferous tubule dysgenesis
XX
Y
XXY
XO = gonads are ____ or _____, female ext. genitalia, __ sexual maturation at puberty, other congenital abnormalities
absent
rudimentary
no
XXY = (male or female?) gonad & genitalia, (normal or abnormal?) seminiferous tubules, _____ ——
XXX = _______ abnormalities
Male
abnormal
mental retardation
no characteristic
Arrange in order of frequency
Klinefelter,turner’s, super female
Klinefelter occurs more than super female which occurs more than turner’s syndrome
PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITISM In Male pseudohermaphroditism -\_\_\_\_ gonad, \_\_\_\_\_ genitalia -caused by defective testicular development -depressed \_\_\_\_\_ and \_\_\_\_ levels
male
female
MIS and Testosterone
SPERMATOGENESIS
- occurs in _______ of ___
- Spermatogonia first divide ____ally and mature into ____ which are ___ cells containing ___ homologous chromosome pairs then they undergo ____ to form the ____ that are ___ then ___ and then ___
seminiferous tubules
testis
mitotic
Primary spermatocytes
diploid; 23
meiosis; Secondary spermatocytes; haploid
Spermatids; spermatozoa
For the first 2 process only of spermatogenesis, the spermatogenic cells have cytoplasmic attachment with Sertoli cells
T/F
F
For all the stages
SPERMATOGENES stages
1st stage
-formation of _____
-spermatogonia Divide continuously by mitosis (result 2n or diploid): daughter cells A (______ cell) or B (______)
spermatocytes
remains a stem
Continues spermatogenesis
Spermatocytes are stem cells
T/F
F
Spermatogonium*
When spermatogonia start to undergo meiosis are by definition called ____
spermatocytes
SPERMATOGENESIS STAGES
2nd Stage
-Each primary spermatocytes (_n) undergoes _____ to become 2 ____ that would undergo ____ to become ____
-Therefore __ total spermatids from each spermatogonium
2
meiosis I
secondary spermatocytes
meiosis II
2 spermatids
4
SPERMATOGENESIS STAGES
3rd Stage
- spermatids differentiate into ____
- spermatid streamlined to sperm
- Head contains ____ with ___ (genetic material)
- head also contains ___ with enzymes for penetrating egg
- Midpiece: ___ spiraled around the ____ of the _____
- Tail is an elaborate ___ (allows sperm to swim)
sperm
Nucleus
chromatid
Acrosome
mitochondria
core of the tail
flagellum