Male Reproductive System Flashcards
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inside spermatic cord
lymphatic vessel and pampiniform plows
protein that encodes for testes to develop
SRY
where sperm is made in
seminiferous tubes
where sperm matures in
epididymis
makes the most semen
seminal vesicles
concentrates production of sperm cell
ABP
moves scrotum
dartos muscle
3 parts of the urethra
prostatic, membranous, external (spongy)
parts of a sperm
head, mid piece, tail
can only become sperm cells during spermiogenesis
spermatids
organs producing sex cells/gametes
gonads
gonads in males
testes
cells produced by gonads in males
gametes
mature gamete, sex cell in male
sperm cell/spermatazoa(n)
sex coding region on Y gene
SRY gene
encodes for a protein that causes the development of testes in males
SRY
a fibromuscular cord that leads testes through the inguinal canal to the scrotum
gubernaculum
sac of skin and tissue surrounding testes, oval shaped
scrotum
helps regulate temperature within testes and is used for protection
scrotum
2 muscles involved in temp regulation by control tension in males
dartos and cremaster
embedded in superficial fascia wrinkles the scrotal skin, pulling testes closer to the body, contracts to warm testes, relaxes to cool testes
dartos muscle
pulls testes closer to body, continuation of the internal oblique muscle
cremaster muscle
a series of veins that cool arterial blood flowing through the testicular artery supplying the testes
pampiniform plexus
normal testes temp
3 degrees cooler than body temperature