Male Reproductive Tract Anatomy Flashcards
Outline the structures sperm passes through
Testis Epididymis Vas deferens Ejaculatory duct Prostatic urethra Spongy urethra
The testes will descend through which structure before reaching the scrotum?
Inguinal canal
The testis sit within which sac inside the scrotum?
Tunica vaginalis
What occurs in hydrocele?
Excess fluid in tunica vaginalis
What are the main structures in the spermatic cord?
Vas deferens
Testicular artery
Pampiniform venous plexus
The right testicular vein drains toward what vein?
IVC
The left testicular vein drains toward what vein?
Left renal vein
Where is sperm produced and stored?
Produced in seminiferous tubules before being stored in epididymis
The vas deferens joins with what structure to form the ejaculatory duct?
Seminal vesicle
What is the function of the prostatic ducts?
Drains glandular secretions from prostate into prostatic urethra
What zone of the prostate can be palpated on a digital rectum exam?
Peripheral zone
Most malignant prostate cancers arise in which zone?
Peripheral zone
What are the three erectile tissue cylinders?
Right and left corpus cavernosum (posterior) Corpus spongiosum (anterior)
What is the blood supply to the penis?
Deep arteries of penis (branches of internal pudendal)
What is the blood supply to the scrotum?
Internal pudendal artery
Scrotal branches of external iliac
