RT Book, Section
A1 Paulsen, Douglas F.
SR Print(0)
ID 1186644854
T1 Male Reproductive System
T2 Histology and Cell Biology: Examination & Board Review, 6e
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264269921
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1186644854
RD 2024/10/06
AB OBJECTIVESThis  chapter  should  help  the  student  to:Name  the  male  reproductive  glands,  ducts,  and  external  genitalia  and  give  their  locations.Describe  the  general  organization  of  the  testis  as  it  appears  in  a  midsagittal  section.Trace  the  life  cycle  of  the  spermatozoa,  beginning  with  their  embryonic  origin  and  ending  with  their  path  through  the  ducts  of  the  male  reproductive  system.Describe  the  wall  structure  and  functions  of  each  duct  of  the  male  reproductive  system.Distinguish  between  spermatogenesis,  spermatocytogenesis,  and  spermiogenesis  and  describe  the  changes  in  the  number  of  chromosomes  and  amount  of  DNA  that  occur  during  each  process.Describe  Sertoli  (supporting)  and  Leydig  (interstitial)  cells  in  terms  of  their  structure,  function,  location,  and  embryonic  origin.Describe  the  roles  of  temperature,  the  pituitary  gland,  and  the  testes  cells  in  spermatogenesis.Compare  the  accessory  glands  of  the  male  reproductive  system  in  terms  of  general  organization,  epithelial  lining,  secretory  products,  and  where  their  secretions  enter  the  duct  system.Describe  the  three  erectile  bodies  of  the  penis  in  terms  of  their  histologic  structure  and  location.Describe  the  blood  supply  to  the  erectile  tissue  of  the  penis  and  the  factors  that  control  the  transitions  between  flaccid  and  erect  states.