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Male Reproductive System Flashcards

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1
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what does the male reproductive system consist of

A
  • testes
  • penis
  • scrotum
  • genital ducts
  • accessory glands
  • penis
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2
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what functions to produce spermatozoa ( sperm) and makes the hormone called testosterone

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testes

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3
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paired seminal vesicles and the one prostate glands are known as what kind of glands?

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major accessory glands

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4
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what are the minor accessory glands?

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the 2 bulbourethral glands

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5
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where are the 2 bulbourethral glands located?

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at the roof of the penis

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6
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what glands function to manufacture the fluid portion of the semen

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the accessory glands

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7
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what is known to transport the spermatozoa and nourish it as it passes through the excretory ducts

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the fluid portion of the seaman that is made by the accessory ducts

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8
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the ejaculatory duct is a combination of what

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ductus deference and the seminal vesicle

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9
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what is another word for foreskin?

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prepuce

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10
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how long is the test

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4-5cm long

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11
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where do the testes develop in the abdominal cavity before descending into the scrotum

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retroperitneally

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12
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what partially covers the testes on their anterior and lateral surfaces?

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(tunica vaginalis)

visceral and parietal layers of the peritoneum

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13
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where are the seminiferous tubules located

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in the testis

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14
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what is the vascular layer that is directly under the tunica albuginea of the testis

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the tunica vasculosa

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15
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what is the thick fibrous CT capsule of the testis

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tunica albuginea

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16
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where is the tunica albuginea thickend?

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posteriorly

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17
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why is the tunica albuginea thickened posteriorly

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because CT septa arises from here to divide the testis into 250 compartments “lobules (lobuli testies)”

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18
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what are the pyramid shaped copartments that are incomplete that intercommunicate?

A

lobule testis

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19
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how many seminiferous tubules does each lobule testi have

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1-4

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20
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what are the seminiferous tubules embedded in

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loose connective tissue that has nerves, vessels, and scattered Leydig cells ( this is in the lobule testis in the testie)

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21
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where are the leydig cells located

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in the interstitial spaces between the seminiferous tubules

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22
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what cells mature and begin to secrete during puberty and are richly supplied by cappillaries and lymph vessels

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Leydig Cells

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23
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what are the shape of Leydig cells

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round and polyganoal

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24
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what have alot of mitochondria, well developed golgi apparatus and SER and lipid droplets

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leydig cells

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25
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what are the endocrine cells that make the male sex hormone testosterone

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Leydig cells

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26
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what stimulates leydig cells to make testosterone

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luteinizing hormone from the pituitary gland

27
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where are spermatozoa produced?

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seminiferous tubules

28
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how long are the seminiferous tubules

A

30-70 cm long

29
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what is the epithelium of the seminiferous tubules

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stratified epithelium

30
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what do the seminiferous tubules become continuos with

A

tubuli recti ( rete teste)

31
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what kind of cells cover the seminiferous tubule

A

myoid cells

32
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what are the two cells inside the seminiferous tubules

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spermatogenic cells ( spermatocytes and spermatids) and Sertoli cells

33
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what is the immature sex cell that is formed by a spermatocyte

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spermatid

34
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what has a narrow lumen and cuboidal epithelium?

A

tubili recti

35
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what is the network of epihtelal lined channels that are located in the mediastinum

A

rete testis

36
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what leads into the rete testis

A

tubuli recti

37
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what goes from the rete testis to the epididymis

A

efferent ductules

38
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how many layers is the seminiferous epithelium

A

4-8 layers

39
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what are columnar and really complex in shape

A

sertoli cells

40
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where do the sertoli cells extend to

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from the basal lamina to the lumen

41
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what contains a SER and some RER and a lot of mitochondria and lysosomes with an extensive golgi apapartus

A

sertoli cells

42
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what refers to the division of the spermatogonia to provide and continuous supply of cells that will eventually become primary spermatocyte

A

spermatocytogenesis

43
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what are the 2 divisions that reduce the chromosome number from diploid to haploid and makes spermatids?

A

meiosis

44
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what is it called when there is a transformation of spermatids to form spermatozoa

A

spermiogenesis

45
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wat is the nucleus of the sertoli cell like

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pale, oval, and has indentations ( large nucleoulus)

46
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what junctions do sertoli cells form with each other

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occluding junctions

47
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the occluding junctions of the sertoli cells forms what in the seminiferous tubule

A

divides its lumen into basal and adluminal compartment

48
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in side of the seminiferous tubule the spermatids are closer to the lumen or the basal layer?

A

the lumen

49
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where are spermatogonium located in the seminiferous tubule

A

at the basal layer,

they are the ones actually becoming the sperm

50
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what is the shape of a sertoli cell?

A

columnar

51
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what is actually pointing into the lumen of the seminiferous tubule?

A

the tails of the sperm

52
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what are the cells that are the outer layer of the seminiferous tubules and they are the next cells close to the interstitial cells

A

myoid cells

53
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what is the order of sperm cells from the bottom of the seminiferous tubules to the lumen?

A
  • spermatogonium
  • primary spermatocyte
  • secondary spermatocyte
  • early spermatide
54
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what contains well developed SER, some RER and extensive Golgi Apparatus

A

Sertoli Cells

55
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what are the 3 things that spermatogenesis consist of

A
  • spermatocytogenesis
  • meiosis
  • spermiogenesis
56
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what is it called when there is division of spermatogonia that will provide a continuous supply of cells that will become primary spermatocytes

A

spermatocytogenesis

57
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what is it calle when there are 2 divisions that reduce the chromosome number from diploid to haploid and make spermatids?

A

meiosis

58
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what is it specifically called when the spermatid is transformed into spermatozoa?

A

spermiogenesis

59
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what cells support and protect the spermatozao

A

sertoli cells

60
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what do sertoli cells do to excess cytoplasm that i discarded by spermatids

A

phagocyte them

61
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where does the sertoli cells secrete fluid into to help transport spermatozoa to the genital duct

A

seminiferous tubules

62
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what makes sertoli cells synthesize androgen binding protein (ABP)

A

FSH

63
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what binds to testoseterone and concentrates it to permit sperm maturation

A

ABP

64
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what is the hormone that inhibits synthesis and release of FSH from anterior pituitary

A

Inhibin ( secreted by sertoli cells)

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