Test 2 lecture Male Flashcards
roles of kidney
milieu interieur
red blood cell production
vit D activation
what is the hormone made my the kidneys that helps with the production of red blood cells?
erythropoietin
dog, pig, horse, cow, dolphin
urine path in the kidney
bowmans capsule → nephron→ collecting duct→ renal papilla→ minor calyx→ major calyx → renal pelvis → ureter
the oblique positioning of the ureter entering the bladder helps to prevent ____
backflow of urine inter the ureter
what does trigone of bladder do?
increases stretch area, tells bladder it it full
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3= ureter
4= trigone of the bladder
5= urethral crest
6= urethra
female ruminants have ___ near the urethra
suburethra diverticulum
clinical issue with the urethra pouch in female ruminants
make it difficult to put in urinary catheter
suburethral diverticulum
where do the ductus deferens empty?
in the ejaculatory duct into the urethra
three parts of the urethra
prostatic, pelvic, penile
shared space of urine and semen in the male
urethra
major function of testis
gamete production (exocrine)
sex hormone secretion (endocrine)
spermatic cord:
ductus deferens, deferent artery and vein
testicular artery/vein (pampiniform plexus), lymph vessels and the testicular plexus of autonomic nerve
the testicular artery and vein form the ___
pampiniform plexus
role of pampiniform plexus
temperature control and countercurrent exchange
connective tissue in the spermatic cord
mesoductus deferens
mesorchium (around pampiniform plexus)
layers of the testis
scrotal skin and dartos
external spermatic fascia
parietal layer of the vaginal tunic
visceral layer of the vaginal tunic
tunica albuginea
what is the muscle that moves the testis
cremaster
internal abdominal oblique branches off to the ___ within the vaginal tunic
cremaster
what pulls the testis down during development
gubernaculum