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Male Reproductive Tract Flashcards

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1
Q

What are the layers of the testes

A

Tunica vaginalis
Tunica albuginea
Tunica vasculosa

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2
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What is the outer layer of the testes

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Tunica vaginalis

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3
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What is the tunica vaginalis

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A projection of the peritoneum

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4
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What is the peritoneum

A

Later mesothelial cells on a basement membrane

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5
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What are the layers of the tunica vaginalis

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visceral and parietal

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6
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What is the tunica albuginea

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Collagen fibres with fibroblasts, myocytes and nerve fibres

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7
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What is the tunica vasculosa

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Loose Connective tissue containing blood vessels and lymphatics

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8
Q

What is the path of sperm

A 
Seminiferous tubules 
straigh tubules 
rete testis
Efferent ducts 
Epididymis 
Vas deferens
Ejaculatory duct 
Urethra
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9
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What is the testes divided into

A

Lobules containing seminiferous tubules

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10
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Where are Sertoli cells located

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The basement membrane of seminiferous tubules

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11
Q

What is the sperm tale made up of

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An axoneme wrapped by plasma membrane

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12
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Where are Leydig cells found

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Between seminiferous tubules

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13
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What is the epididymis lined bye

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columnar cells with long cilia

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14
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What is the vas deferens lined by

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Pseudostratified columnar epithelium and thick muscular wall

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15
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What does the prostates surround

A

The bladder neck and prostatic urethra

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16
Q

What does the prostate produce

A

Prostate specific antigen

17
Q

What does prostate specific antigen do

A

Helps to liquefy semen

18
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What do the seminal vesicles contain

A

Vacuoles and lipofuscin

19
Q

What do the seminal vesicle secretions contain 

A 
70-80 % of the ejaculate
Fructose 
Prostaglandins 
Proteins 
Amino acids
20
Q

What surrounds the penile urethra

A

Corpus spongiosa

21
Q

Why is it important that the court for spongiosa and corpus cavernosum are surrounded by dense fibrous connective tissue

A

When the vascular spaces are filled with blood causes a penis to engorge and become erect

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