15. Anatomy + embryology urogenital system
26 important questions on 15. Anatomy + embryology urogenital system
What are the spermatic cords?
What does each spermatic cord consist of?
What is the separate chamber called where each testis is found?
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What is the tunica vaginalis?
What is the tunica albuginea?
What is the function of the septa testis?
What are the efferent ductules?
What is the function of the head of the epididymis?
What are the functions of the epididymis?
- Monitors and adjusts the composition of the fluid produced by the seminiferous tubules
- Acts as a recycling center for damaged sperm
- Stores and protects and facilitates their functional maturation
What is the ampulla of the ductus deferens?
What are the three regions the male urethra is subdivided into?
- Prostatic
- Membranous
- Spongy
The seminal glands produce secretions, into what are these secretions discharged?
What is the function of the bulbo-urethral glands (Cowper's glands)?
What are the main structures of the penis?
- Root
- Body
- Glans
What are the erectile tissues in the penis?
- Corpora cavernose (2x)
- Corpus spongiosum (1x)
What is the extensive mesentrary called that the ovaries, uterine tubes, and uterus are enclosed in?
What are the three major functions of ovaries?
- Production of immature female gametes, or oocytes
- Secretion of female sex hormones, including estrogens and progesterone
- Secretion of inhibin, involved in the feedback control of pituitary FSH production
What is the pocket between the posterior wall of the uterus and the anterior surface of the colon called?
What are the supporting ligaments of the ovaries?
- Suspensory ligament
- Ovarian ligament
What does the suspensory ligament contain?
- Ovarian artery
- Ovarian vein
What is the name of the place where the ovarian artery and ovarian vein are connected to the ovary?
What is the anatomy of the uterine tubes?
What are the ligaments called that support the uterus?
- Uterosacral ligament
- Round ligament
- Cardinal ligament
What are the four main regions of the uterus?
- Uterine body
- Fundus
- Isthmus of the uterus
- Cervix
What are the three major functions of the vagina?
- It is a passageway for the elimination of menstrual fluids
- It receives the penis during sexual intercourse, and holds sperm prior to the passage into the uterus
- It forms the inferior portion of the birth canal, through which the fetus passes during delivery.
What is the male variant of the clitoris?
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