Reproductive System Flashcards
Sperm route
Seminiferous tubules
Epididymis
Vas deferens
Ejaculatory duct
Urethra
Accessory sex glands of the male reproductive system
Seminal vesicles
Prostate
Bulbourethral glands
Supporting structures of the male reproductive system
Penis
Scrotum
Function of accessory glands
Produce substances that protect the gametes and facilitate their movement
Function of supporting structures
Assist in delivery of gametes
Pouch that supports the testes
Scrotum
Median ridge that separates the scrotum into lateral portions
Raphe
Composed of smooth muscle fibers found in the subcutaneous layer of the Scrotum
Dartos muscle
Divides the scrotum into two compartments
Scrotal septum
Collection of serous fluid in the tunica vaginalis
Hydrocele
Small bands of skeletal muscle that descends as an extension of the internal oblique muscle through the speramtic cord
Cremaster muscle
Partially covers the testest
Tunica Vaginalis
Divides the testest into little compartments
Tunica albuginea
Site of sperm maturation
Epididymis
The process by which the seminiferous tubules produce sperm
Spermatogenesis
Functions of epididymis
Propel sperm to vas deferens
Stores sperm
Non-inflammatory Prostatitis
Category IIIB
Composition of the spermatic cord
Vas deferens
Testicular artery
Veins
Chronic bacterial prostatitis
Category II
Formed by the union of the duct from the seminal vesicle ejaculatory duct
Shared terminal for reproductive and urinary system
Inflammatory Chronic Prostatitis
Category IIIA
Inflammation of the prostate gland
Prostatitis
Acute bacterial prostatitis
Category I
Pathogens of prostatitis
E. Coli
Pseudomonads
Staph
Strep