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| testies with seminiferous tubules function |
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| collecting ducts function |
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| transport, maturation, and ejaculation |
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| transport and ejaculation |
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| seminal vesicles function |
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| secrete thick liquid to transport sprem |
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| secretes thin alkaline solution to neutralise urine and female system |
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| secretes may lubricate, flush out urine or form a gelatinous plug |
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| passage for urine and sperm |
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| male urinary bladder and urethra length |
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| male urinary bladder and urethra travels through |
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| corpus spongiosum, also the entry point from the urethral gland |
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| Narrowest part of the urethra |
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| external urethral sphincter; located in the deep perineal pouch |
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| The suspended scrotum will keep the temperature of the testes |
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| 3 degrees Celsius cooler than core body temperature |
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| Lower testes temperature is required for |
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| Raising the temperature of testes will |
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| Scrotum has a muscular wall and in cold weather it will |
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| contract to keep the temperature from getting too low |
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| when the testes fail to descend into the scrotum; 1 or both |
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| Cryptorchidism represents the failure of the testies to |
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| move or descend during fetal development from an abdominal position through the inguinal canal into the ipsilateral scrotum |
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| Percentage of full term and premature infant boys born with undescended tesis |
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| The most common birth defect of the male genitalia |
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| Siminiferous tubules contain receptor proteins for |
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| Leydig cells, LH stimulates the secretion of |
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| Spermatogenesis proceeds from the surface of the tubule to the |
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| The blood testes barrier is formed by |
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| Stertoli cells joined by tight junctions |
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| Sertoli cells support and protect |
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| developing spermatic cells |
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| androgen binding protein and inhibin |
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| Sertoli cells mediate the effects of |
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| Substances must pass through the Sertoli cells before they can reach the |
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| The Sertoli cells prevent an |
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| immune response against the antigens on the sperm cell's surface |
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| sperm producing cells in the testes |
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| testosterone producing cells in the testes |
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| Testosterone and sperm producing cells will |
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| regulate sperm production |
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| Spermatogenesis is the process by which |
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| spermatogonia develop into mature spermatozoa |
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| Spermatogenesis occurs in the |
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| testes (seminiferous tubule) and epididymis in a stepwise fashion |
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| Spermatogenesis takes approximately |
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| 2 secondary spermatocytes |
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| Lumen spermatogenesis creates |
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| Each primary spermatocytes goes through the first meiotic division, meiosis I, to produce |
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| two secondary spermatocytes, |
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| Meiosis 1 produces chromosomes |
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| each with 23 chromosomes (haploid). Just prior to this division, the genetic material is replicated |
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| During meiosis I, one chromosome, goes to |
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| each secondary spermatocyte. |
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| In the second meiotic division, meiosis II, each secondary spermatocyte divides to produce |
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| Replication during Meiosis 2 |
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| There is no replication of genetic material in this division, but a single-stranded chromatid goes to each cell. |
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| As a result of the two meiotic divisions, each primary spermatocyte produces |
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| Chromosome amount of each spermatid |
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| has 23 chromosomes (haploid), one from each pair in the original primary spermatocyte. |
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| Spermiogenesis is the metamorphosis of |
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| Spermiogenesis changes are primarily in |
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| Spermiogenesis stage takes |
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| package of enzymes at top of sperm; allows penetration of the eggs for fertilization |
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| - positioned in "head" of sperm along just behind acrosome; allows for delivery of DNA to egg |
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| microtubules arrange to form "flagellum" for locomotion |
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| located around the base of the tail; provide ATP for the swimming motion |
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| excess cytoplasm in "sloughed off" |
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| 1st meiotic division produces |
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| 2 secondary spermatocytes. |
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| 2nd meiotic division produces |
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| (Contains the 23 chromosomes) |
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| contain enzymes that are needed to penetrate the egg |
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| a flagellum, propels the sperm |
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| Sperm are produced within the |
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| support and nourish the other cells. Interspersed within the tubules are large cells |
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| The vas deferens empties into the |
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| the ejculatory duct at the level of the prostrate gland |
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| 3 glands near the ejaculatory duct and prostate gland |
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seminal vesicle
prostate gland
bulbourethral (Cowper's) gland |
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| Functions of The Seminal Vesicles |
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Fructose-rich fluid
Prostaglandins |
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| Fructose-rich fluid in seminal vesicles |
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| Prostaglandins function is |
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Reacting to the cervix mucus and make it more receptive to sperm movement.
Initiate reverse peristaltic muscle contractions to move the sperm closer to the ovaries. |
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| Functions of the Prostrate Gland: |
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| Produce Alkaline (basic) fluid: neutralizes the acidity of the vagina. |
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| (pH of 6.0 to 6.5 is needed for the motility of the sperm) |
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| An ejaculation releases about |
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| % that Vas Deferens contributes to semen |
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| % Seminal vesicles contributes to semen |
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| % prostate gland contributes to semen to make it more alkaline |
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| Substances that promote fertilization |
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| fructose, prostaglandins, zinc, ascorbic acid |
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| In penile erection the arterioles |
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| dilate and allow special vascular chambers to fill with blood |
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| (2) Corpora Cavernosa, Corpus spongiosum |
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| Nervous system involved in the stimulation of an erection |
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| After the parasympathetic stimulation of the penis dilates |
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| the arterioles of corpus cavernosum |
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| Once the corpus cavernosum dilates blood engorges |
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| the ventral surface of the penis |
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| The corpus spongiosum provides |
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| Engorgement of blood will compress |
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| the inabilitiy to attain/maintain erections |
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| Ejaculation of sperm requires activation from the nervous system of |
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| Sympathetic activation of the testes tubules causes |
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| reproductive glands/ducts to contract peristaltically and bladder sphincter muscle to constrict |
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| When bulbospongiosus muscles contract it will |
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| Erections are controlled by the |
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| hypothalamus and the spinal cord |
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| vasodilation of the arterioles |
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| Erections are caused by the |
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| parasympathetic nervous system |
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| forcible expulsion of semen from the urethra out of the penis |
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| Ejaculation is stimulated by the |
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| sympathetic nervous system |
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| maturation of haploid spermatids into sperm |
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| Spermatogenesis begins around age |
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| 14 in males and continues throughout life |
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| 900 seminiferous tubules empty into the |
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| epididymis that leads to the vas deferens that enlarges into the deferens ampulla before it joins the body of the prostate |
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| Two seminal vesicles empty into the |
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| all vesicles pass into the |
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| ejaculatory duct to the internal urethra |
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| The glands that produce mucus throughout the urethral length is |
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| two Bulbourethral Cowper’s glands |
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| At puberty the hypothalamus releases |
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| gonadotropin releasing hormone GnRH |
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| GnRH stimulates and produces |
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| the pituitary and produces LH and FSH |
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| LH causes the increase of testosterone through the |
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| If FSH was suppressed and the LH was continued the man would be |
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| infertile but not impotent |
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| Testosterone is produced by |
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| Leydig cells are essential for |
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| growth and division of germinal cells |
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| the Sertoli cells to convert spermatids into sperm |
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| testosterone by Sertoli cells |
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| Sertoli cells are essential for |
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| LH stimulates the production testosterone by |
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| hyaluronidase and proteolytic enzymes |
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| 30 min after the sperm adheres to the zona pellucida the head of the sperm will |
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| fuse with the oocyte to form one cell (fertilization) |
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| 60-150 million sperm/ml semen |
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| sperm count of <20 million/ml semen |
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| Half abnormal sperm morphology and motility will equal |
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| no sperm cells and mutiple WBC |
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| Normal semen motility percentage |
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| Normal semen morphology percentage is |
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| Vasectomy is considered a |
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| permanent method of birth control |
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| Vasectomy is the cutting and tying of |
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| each ductus (vas) deferens |
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| Vasectomy will interfere with |
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| sperm transport and may develop anti sperm antibodies |
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| Male sex hormones androgens are |
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| testosterone, dihydrotostesterone, androstenedione |
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| Testosterone is responsible for |
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| distinguishing characteristics of the masculine body |
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| In fetal life (7th week) genital ridge produces |
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| Testosterone will develop the |
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| primary and secondary sexual characteristics |
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| Sperm production starts in boys at |
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| Spermatogenesis occurs in the |
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| Spermatogonia cells start to |
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| nourish the developing sperms |
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| Interstitial cells outside the tubules produce |
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| Spermiogenesis is involved in the |
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| maturation of haploid spermatids into sperm |
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| Spermatogenesis begins around age |
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| 14 and continues throughout life |
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| First primary spermatocyte gives |
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| First meiotic division occurs in |
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| meiosis 1 during spermatogenesis (24 days) |
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| 2nd meiotic division occurs in |
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| meiosis 2 during spermatogenesis (24 days) |
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| Spermatogenesis occurs in |
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| Sperm containing fructose and prostaglandin comes from |
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| Blood testis barrier is formed by |
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| Testicular cancer with gynaecomastia |
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| Interstitial Leydig cell tumor |
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| Alpha feto protein tumor marker present in |
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| patient processes vaginalis |
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| tumor associated with human chorionic gonadotrophin hormone |
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| the most common testicular cancer |
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| if FSH was suppressed and LH continued |
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| the man would be infertile but not impotent |
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| Sperm production starts in boys at |
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| In the 7th week of fetal life the genital ridge produces |
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| In regards to uncorrected cryptorchidism the testes will not be able to produce sperm, but are able to produce |
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| The main function of the interstitial cells of Leydig is to produce |
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| The main function of inhibin produced by the sertoli cells is to inhibit |
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| Is division involved with the metamorphosis of spermatid into sperm |
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