Male Reproductive.
hat is the most commonly seen type of epithelium in the prostate?
. Simple columnar
What gland in the male is homologous to the greater vestibular gland in the female
Cowper's gland
Which cells produce testosterone?
Lydia=Interstitial cells
What type of epithelium lines the epididymis?
Pseudostratified epithelium lines the epididymis.
hat is the surface modification seen on the cells of the epididymis
Stereocilia are very long microvilli. Stereocilia are seen in the epididymis and the hair cells of the ear.
What type of hormone is testosterone?
Steroid hormones include testosterone and estradiol.
How many seminiferous tubules are found in each testis of an average man?
The average testis in an adult man has between 400 and 600 seminiferous tubules.
Examples of hormones which are peptide chains are a
antidiuretic hormone and oxytocin.
Norepinephrine and epinephrine
are catecholamines.
Brunner's glands are found
duodenum.
The corpora cavernosa and corpus spongiosum are
erectile tissue
The bulbourethral glands are also called Cowper's glands. The bulbourethral glands are
found in males and are homologous to the Bartholin's glands in females.
icrovilli are the finger like projections seen on the surface of some cells. The appearance of microvilli form what is also called
he brush border or striated border.
Which of the following are produced by the Leydig cells?
he interstitial cells of Leydig produce testosterone.
Sertoli cells produce
inhibin and androgen-binding protein
Hormones which are proteins include
insulin and prolactin
Skene's glands are also called
lesser vestibular glands and are found in females.
The male genital duct system contains:
rete testes, tubuli recti, ductuli efferentes, ductus epididymidis, and ductus deferens. The male accessory glands contain the bulbourethral glands, seminal vesicles, and prostate.
Sertolid cells are directly involved in
spermatogenedid
Cilia is the hair like
surface modification seen on some epithelia. Cilia are made of microtubules.
Sertoli cells AKA
sustentacular cells and nurse cells.
Keratinization is seen in
the epidermis. Cells in the stratum corneum are essentially just bags of keratin.