Pelvis and perineum 2 Flashcards
What 4 categories can the male reproductive system be organised into?
External genitalia
The gonads
The tube system
The accessory glands
What are the gonads?
Where gametes/sex cells are produced
Site of male sex hormones
What is the function of the tube system?
For transporting the sperm from the gonads
What is the function of the accessory glands?
Support the sperm and lubricate the copulatory organs
What organs are involved in the male reproductive system?
Testis Vas deferens or Ductus deferens Seminal glands Prostate Epididymis Bulbourethral glands
Where are the gonads located?
Outside the abdominopelvic cavity
What is the name of the canal that the testis pass through during development?
Inguinal canal
What are the deep and superficial openings of the inguinal canal?
Internal/deep ring
External/superficial ring
What is the name of the group of structures that the inguinal canal carries?
The spermatic cord
What does the spermatic cord contain?
Protection- Pampiniform plexus Doesn't- Ductus Deferens Contribute- Cremasteric artery To- Testicular artery A- Artery of ductus deferens Good- Genital branch of genitofemoral nerve Sex- Sympathetic nerve fibres Life- Lymphatic vessels
What shape are the testes?
Ovoid
What are the testes suspended in?
The scrotum
What is the tough outer fibrous layer of the testes called?
Annulus
What are the names of the two layers of tunica vaginalis that surround the testes?
Parietal and visceral laminae
What material is present between the 2 layers of tunica vaginalis that surround the testes?
Serous fluid
What is hydrocele?
Scrotum is swollen due to fluid accumulation in the sheath which surrounds the testicle
What is hydrocele caused by?
Inflammation or injury within the scrotum
What is haematocele?
Collection of blood in the scrotum of males
What is the cause of a haematocele?
Testicular rupture (80% of cases) A tear in the pampiniform plexus veins
Where is the blood supply of the testis from?
Abdominal aorta