Session 5 - Histology of the Female and Male Repro System Flashcards
What is it?
Seminiferous tubule
G = Germ cells
S = Sertoli cells
L = Leydig cells
What is it?
What type of epithelium?
Rete testis
RT = Rete testis
ST = Semineferous tubule
Simple cuboidal
What is it?
What does it do?
Efferent Duct
Connects rete testis with head of epididymis
M - Myoid cells
C - Cilia
What is it?
Epithelium?
Epididymis
Pseudostratified epithelium
B - basal cell
P - Principal cells with stereocilia
M - Peritubular myoid layer
What is it?
E - Epithelium
L - Longitudinal smooth muscle
C - Circular smooth Muscle
Vas deferens
What is it?
seminal vesicle
What is it?
Prostate
E - Epithelium
S - Fibromuscular stroma
What is it?
Ovary
H - Hilum
F - Follicle
CL - Corpus luteum
What is the sequence of ovarian follicular development?
- Primordial
- Primary
- Pre-antral
- Early antral
- Mature
- Corpus luteum
What is it?
Corpus luteum
S - Septa containing blood vessels
G - Granulosa lutein cells
T - Theca lutein cells
B - Blood clot