Unit 3- Male repro Flashcards
Structures of the testes
Tunica vaginalis
Tunica Albunginea
Seminiferous tubules
Leydig cells
Straight tubules
Rete Testis
Efferent Ductules
What divides the testes into lobes?
tunic albuginea
Leydig cells are found between ______ and produce _____
tubules
testosterone
Layers of the tunica vaginalis
Parietal layer
cavity
visceral layer
Coverings of the testis
Skin
Dartos muscle
External spermatic fascia
cremaster muscle
Internal spermatic fascia
Tunica vaginalis
tunica albuginea
Arterial supply to the testes
testicular artery (L2)
Venous drainage of the testes
Right testicular vein (to inf vena cava)
Left testicular vein (to left renal vein)
Lymphatic drainage of testes
Aortic lymph nodes (lateral and preaortic nodes)
Where are seminiferous tubules located?
in compartments created by fibrous tunica albuginea
Where is the epididymis located?
Posterolateral to the testes
What connects the tests to the vas deferens?
Epididymis
Parts of the Epididymis
Head, body, tail
Where does the vas deferens begin?
at the tail of the epididymis
What does the vas deferens pass through?
Scrotum
permatic cord
Inguinal canal
Pelvic cavity
The vas deferens joins the ____ _____ to form the:
seminal vesicle
ejaculatory duct
Ejaculatory ducts open into the:
prostatic urethra
Seminal vesicles are related to the posterior surface of the:
bladder
Accessory gland of the male repro system
Prostate
The prostate surrounds the:
prostatic urethra
Where is the prostate located?
between the neck of the bladder and the urogenital diaphragm
Anterior prostate lobe, AKA:
Isthmus
What part of the prostate lacks grandular tissue?
Anterior lobe
Location of the median lobe of the prostate
Between urethra and ejaculatory ducts
Location of the posterior lobe of the prostate
Behind urethra and below the ejaculatory ducts
Location of the lateral lobe of the prostate
On either side of the urethra
What parts of the prostate have many glands?
Median lobe and the lateral lobes
What pierces the posterior surface of the prostate?
Ejaculatory duct.
this opens into the prostatic urethra
Ducts of the prostate that open into the urethra
prostatic sinuses
Arterial supply to the prostate
Inf vesical artery
Middle rectal artery
Both come from the internal iliac artery
Venous drainage of the prostate
Internal iliac vein
Prostatic venous plexus
Lymphatic drainage of the prostate
Internal iliac nodes
Pelvic plexuses of the prostate
Inferior hypogastric plexus
Sympathetic nerves stimulating smooth muscle of prostate during ejaculation
