Male RS Flashcards
Male reproductive system includes
The primary sex organ
Secondary sex organs
Primary sex organ is
Testes
Secondary sex organs
Three transporting ducts (epididymis, vas deferens and ejaculatory duct )
Three groups of glands (2 seminal vesicles, prostate and 2 bulbourthral glands)
Penis and scrotum
Testis lies in the
scrotum outside the abdominal cavity because
production of sperms need low temperature
The …… testis is lower than the …… by one cm
left
Right
Testis is suspended to
to the pelvic cavity by the spermatic cord
The testis is covered by a capsule called
tunica albuginea
Septa is
Septa are sent from the tunica albuginea inside the testis dividing it into 200-300 lobules
Each lobule is filled with what
2 or 3 seminiferous tubules where sperm are
produced inside them
The ends of semineferous tubules collect to form
the rete testis
Efferent ductules arise from
rete testis & recollect forming the epididymis
Define Epididymis and length
It is a long, thin convoluted tube, measuring about 6 meters but severely coiled
Epididymis consists of
head (upper part), body (middle part) and tail (inferior part)
Epididymis lies on the
postero-lateral part of the testis
Epididymis ends by
being continuous with the vas deferens
Epididymis function
is the place for storage and maturation of sperm
Vas deferens length is
About 45 cm
vas deferens structure
It has very thick fibro-muscular wall and very narrow lumen.
ductus deferens begins at
the tail of the epididymis
in the scrotum
ductus deferens ends in
dilation called ampulla of Vas