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Reproductive
System Male Reproductive System
The Testes
made up of tightly colled tubes called the seminiferous tubules. These tubules
‘are made up of Sertoli cells which is where spermatogensis (85 degrees) and
‘sperm maturation occurs. The mature sperm are then released into the tubule
lumen to goto the epicidymis
+ Surrounding these tubules is the intersttum called the tunica albuginea. This
Contains cells called Leydig cells which produce testosterone (which is lipid so
these cells contain lots of SER and lipid droplets).
+ The seminiferous tubules continue into the efferent cuctules (where excess tid is
lost to give concentrated sperm) then becomes the epididymis (where sperm
further mature) and then finally the vas deferens (surrounding muscle contracts in
ejaculation)
1 Outside ofthe testes have a peritoneal membrane called the tunica vaginal,
Hydrocoele is a condition whore this membrane becomes fui fled and swoller
If shining alight on this swelling it wil trans-iluminate
+ The arterial blood supply is via the abdominal artery. (Gonadal artery)
+ The venous drainage difers on the lft and right, On the right the testicular vein
rains directly ito the IVC but on the lef it drains into the let renal artery before
the IVC. The pampimiform venous plexus isa net shaped system which comes
together to form the testicular vein - the advantage of this is that it creates a larger
surface area to exchange heart from the passing artery to Keep the testes coo).
+The Iymphatic drainage of the testes goes up into the abdominal cavity to the
para-aortic nodes. Therefor, for testicular cancer a mass will nat be flt but wil
'be seen on a MAI around the nodes of the hear. This is diferent to te scrotal