Reproductive Histology (

Question 1

True or false the testes is a compound tubular gland?

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The outermost covering of the histological section of the the testes is the ……….

Answer 2

Tunica Albuginea

Question 3

The inner surfaces of the tunica albuginea is a vascularised thin layer called the ………

Answer 3

Tunica vasculosa.. The tunica Albuginea and tunica vasculosa both surround the testicular parenchyma.

Question 4

The tunica vasculosa lines the outer covering of the testis and the septa.

Answer 4

True. The septa Is a descent of the Tunica Albuginea and the underlining T. Vasculosa.

Question 5

The septa converge at the medial surface of the testis as a loose connective tissue called ,………..

Answer 5

Mediastinum Testis

Question 6

Give the variation of the septa in the following species Dog, Tom Cats, Stallion and Boar, but thin in ruminants.

Answer 6

The septa are thick in Dog, Tomcats, stallion and Boar, but thin in ruminants.

Question 7

There are …………… Lobules in a testes

Answer 7

250-400 lobules

Question 8

Within a lobule are 1-4 coiled tubes called ……………….. Embedded in the connective tissue stroma.

Answer 8

Seminiferous tubules

Question 9

The semineferous tubule is lined by a stratified epithelium which sits on a basement membrane. Mention two major epithelial cells found on the semineferous tubule

Answer 9

Spermatogenic and sertoli cells.

Question 10

Below the basement membrane are flat elongated myofibroblasts called ………..

Answer 10

Myoid cells; they contract to propel the spermatids out of the semineferous tubules through the straight tubules..

Question 11

What are Spermatogenic cells and where are they locsted

Answer 11

They are located in the semineferous tubules and are a series of cells at different stages of development into becoming a mature sperm.