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| site for sperm maturation and storage |
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| transfer sperm from epididymis to pelvic urethra |
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| suspends testis in scrotum and houses vascular, lymphatic and nerve for the testes |
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| cremaster muscle location and function |
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Definition
contracts during arousal to protect testes from harm (pull closer)
located in spermatic cord |
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| pampiniform plexus function |
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Definition
vascular supply to the testes. Serves as temperature control for the testes by countercurrent heat exchange.
Connects back to aorta |
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| layers of the testes from outside in |
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Definition
| parietal vaginal tunic--visceral vaginal tunic--tunica albuginea |
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| what hormones do the testes produce |
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Definition
| testosterone, inhibin, and estrogen |
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| inner structures of the testes |
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Definition
parenchyma (have seminiferous tubules)
mediastinum |
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| area with rete tubules that collect sperm from seminiferous tubules |
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in seminiferous tubules that germinate sperm
can also produce adrogen binding proteins, SGP 1 and 2, transferrin, and inhibin |
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| enlargements of ductus deferens (to hold mucus) that go into pelvic urethra |
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| vesicular glands function |
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Definition
| secrete fluids that go directly into the pelvic urethra |
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Term
| 2 prostate gland formations |
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Definition
corpus prostate- outside of the urethralis muscle (heart or H shaped)
disseminate prostate- tissue distributed along the dorsal and lateral walls of urethra (aka urethral glands) |
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Term
| bulbourethral glands function |
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Definition
| produce gel fraction of ejaculation |
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Term
| penile shaft interior sections |
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Definition
corpus cavernosum-spongy erectile tissue that makes up majority of interior
corpus spongiosum- spongy erectile tissue that surrounds urethra |
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Term
| muscles that control penile function |
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Definition
| cremastor muscle--urethralis muscle--ischicavernosus muscle--bulbospongiosus muscle--retractor penis muscle |
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| what are the 3 parts of the epididymus |
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Definition
| caput (head), corpus (body), and cauda (tail) |
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| which species have oblique testes orientation? horizontal? vertical? |
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Definition
O: dog and boar
H: stallion
V: all other species |
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Term
| testicular artery function |
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Definition
| pulse pressure eliminator |
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Definition
scrotal muscle that contracts to move testes up.
Androgen dependant |
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