Lecture 7

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Where are the gonads formed?= Gonadal ridges in the upper lumbar region

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What attaches the testes to the abdominal wall?= The gubernaculum

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What is chryptorchidism?= Failure of the testes to descend

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What are the risks associated with cryptorchidism? (2)= Infertility, testicular cancer

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What are the components of the heat exchange system? (2)= High density of sweat glands, spermatic artery is cooled by veins returning cooled blood to the heart

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What marks the division of the scrotum?= Perineal raphe

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What controls the position of the testes in relation to the body?= Cremaster muscle

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What is the fibrous sheath covering each testicle?= Tunica albuginea

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How long does spermatogenesis take?= 64 days

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How often does one section of the seminiferous tubule begin a new cycle of spermatogenesis?= 16 days

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What is responsible for constant sperm production?= The spermatogenic wave

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What matures sperm?= Epididymis

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Where does the epidiymis receive sperm from?= The rete testes

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How long do sperm stay in the epidiymis?= 12 days

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How do sperm move through the seminiferous tubules?= Movement of fluid

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How is the fluid from the seminiferous tubules absorbed?= Stereocilia in the caput (head) epididymis

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What happens in the body of the epididymis? (2)= Fluid content decreases, convolutions decrease

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What happens in the tail (caudal) of the epididymis? (2)= Sterocilia reduced, muscularity increased

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What is the concentration gain of sperm entering the epididymus to sperm leaving the tail?= 100X

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What does the tail of the epididymis join?= The vans deferens

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What produces movement of sperm in the vans deferens?= Peristalsis

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How long are the seminiferous tubules and how many are there? (2)= 800mm X 800 tubules

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How many sperm enter the epididymis?= 50,000,000

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How long is the vans deferens (VD)?= 45cm

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What is the primary function for the VD?= Sperm storage

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How many muscle layers does the VD contain?= 3

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What happens to the VD prior to connecting to the ejaculartory duct?= Becomes the enlarged and folded ampulla

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How many sperm are produced each minute?= 200,000

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What happens to this sperm? (2)= Ejaculated, lost in urine

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