Reproductive Organs Flashcards
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The male reproductive tract includes the ___________, a series of __________, accessory _________, and the ______________.
Paired testes
Ducts
Glands
External genitalia
Each testis is divided into around 250 lobules, each containing 1 to 3 highly coiled _________________, where male gametogenesis or ________________ occurs.
Seminiferous tubules
Spermatogenesis
Where is testosterone produced?
In the Leydig cells in the peritubular tissue
Explain the movement sperm takes through ducts of the male reproductive system.
Rete testes –> vasa efferentia –> epididymides –> vasa deferentia –> urethra
What are the accessory glands of the male reproductive system?
Seminal vesicles, prostate gland, and bulbourethral glands
What do the accessory glands of the male reproductive system do?
Secrete substances into the ductal system that combine with sperm and testicular fluid to form semen
The external genitalia include the ___________, which houses the testes, and the ____________, which is important in ______________ into the female reproductive tract.
Scrotum
Penis
Sperm delivery
Identify the labeled parts of the male reproductive system.

Left
Seminal vesicles
Ampulla of the vans deferens
Prostate
Bulbourethral gland
Bottom
Testis
Scrotum
Right
Urinary bladder
Urethra
Epididymis
Glans penis
Identify the labeled organs.

Vans deferens
Urinary bladder
Seminal vesicle
Prostate
Penis
Epididymus
Testes
Scrotum
Identify the parts.
Left
Urinary bladder
Prostate
Penis
Right
Ampulla of ductus deferens
Seminal vesicle
Bulbourethral gland
Vans deferens
Epididymis
Testis
Urethra
Remember, the distance between the genital papilla and the anus is always _______________ in _________ rats.
Greater
Male
Each testis is surrounded by a dense fibrous capsule called the _____________________, and a double layer of ______________, which is called the _______________, and also lines the inner surface of the scrotum.
Tunica albuginea
Mesothelium
Tunica vaginalis
The coiled tube found on the surface of each testis is the _________________.
Epididymis
The _______ epidiymis is anterior to the corpus epididymis, and the ___________ epididymis is posterior to the corpus epidiymis.
Caput (head)
Cauda (tail)
In rats, the cauda epididymis is surrounded by an ___________________.
Epididymal fat pad
What does the cauda epididymis lead to?
The vans deferens, which then extends through the inguinal canal into the abdominal cavity, leading to the urethra
The __________ remains open in the rate, occupied by another epididymal fat pad, whereas in humans, the ___________ typically close after testicular descent.
Inguinal canal
Inguinal canal
In rats, the ______________ are the lumpy glands located on either side of the urinary bladder, and the _______________, anterior to the prostate, is bilaterally attached to the lesser curvature of the seminal vesicles.
Seminal vesicles
Coagulating gland
In the rate, the prostate gland consists of how many paired lobes?
Three: the ventral, dorsolateral, and anterior (coagulating glands)
What is different about the rat prostate and human prostate?
The rat prostate is composed of three lobes while the human prostate is a single organ
The __________________ glands or Cowper’s glands are located near the base of the penis.
Bulbourethral
Additional glands found in male rats but not human males include the _______________ and the __________, which are modified ___________ glands found just lateral to the base of the penis. They are large, flattened, and tan-yellow in color.
Ampullary glands
Preputial glands
Sebacious glands
The _______________ extends from the trigone of the urinary bladder to the _____________________.
Urethra
External urethral orifice
Identify the labeled parts.

Left
Adrenal gland
Kidney
Urogenital opening
Urinary bladder
Penis
Head epididymis
Testis
Tail epididymis
Scrotum
Right
Ureter
Ducutus deferens/vans deferens
Spermatic cord





























