Male reproductive system Flashcards
Is the formation of spermatozoa and testosterone.
Testes
It delivers semen and conduit of urine
Penis
Types of ducts in male reproductive system
Vas deferens
Ejaculatory ducts
Urethra
It forms the noncellular portion of semen
Glands
Types of gland in male reproductive system
Seminal vesicles (2)
Prostate (1)
Bulbourethral glands (2)
Paired organ located in the scrotum
Testes
A Dense, irregular collagenous connective tissue capsule surrounding each Body of epididymis testis
Tunica Albunginea
Vascularized loose connective tissue beneath the tunica albuginea.
Tunica vasculosa
Thickened posterior aspect of the tunica albuginea from which connective tissue septa radiate
Mediastinum testis
A Highly convoluted hollow tubule
SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES
How many tubules does testis have
250 to 1000 tubules
What lines the seminiferous tubules
Germinal or spermatogenic epithelium
Is a fibrous connective tissue with an innermost layer containing flattened, smooth muscle-like myoid cells
Tunica propria
Tall, columnar cells with complex infoldings
SERTOLI CELLS
Are Tall, columnar cells with complex infoldings
Sertoli cells