Lecture18: Male Reproductive System Flashcards
(30 cards)
What is the arterial supply of the testis?
Testicular artery from abdominal aorta
What is the right ballsack venous drainage?
IVC
What is the left ballsack venous drainage?
Left renal vein
What is Varicocele?
Enlarged, dilated, torturous veins of the Pampniform plexus
Which side is Varicocele most common in?
Left side
What does Varicocele feel like?
A bag of worms
How is Varicocele treated?
Surgically
What is the Epididymis?
A convoluted tubule above and behind the testis
What is the Epididymis function?
Maturation and storage of sperms
What forms the ampulla?
Vas Deferens
What canal does Vas Deferens pass through?
The inguinal canal
The Vas Deferens lays how relative to the Seminal Vesicle?
Medial
Vas Deferens function?
Transport of sperms to the ejaculatory tract
What is the Origin of artery to Vas Deferens?
Inferior vesical artery
Where does the Seminal Vesicle lay?
Base of the urinary bladder
Seminal Vesicles function?
Secretion of 60% of seminal fluid
What does seminal fluid contain?
Fructose, fibrinogen, and mucoid material
What supplies seminal vesicle?
Inferior vesicle and middle rectal arteries
What forms the Ejaculatory duct?
The seminal vesicle being joined by Vas Deferens
What do the two ejaculatory ducts pierce?
The prostate
What covers the prostate?
An outer false and inner true capsule
What does the Prostate do?
Secrete 30% of semen
Why are Prostatic secretions alkaline?
To assist with sperm motility
What gives the Milky appearance to the seminal fluid?
Prostate
