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slide 8 and 10 Flashcards

1
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Primary reproductive organs

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Exocrine function
Endocrine function

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Exocrine function

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sperm production and release

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Endocrine function

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testosterone production and release

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4
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Interstitial (Leydig) cells
produce

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testosterone

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Sustentacular (nurse/Sertoli) cells

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Support & protection of developing sperm (spermatids)
Regulate sperm development

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6
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at maturity, produce

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androgen binding protein (ABP)

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7
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tight junctions between Sertoli cells form

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blood-testes-barrier

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8
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These barriers help so that the immune system

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doesn’t attack the sperm since sperm does have MHC class 1

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