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Human Reproduction - Part 1
Human Reproduction - Part 1
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Topics to be discussed
HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
MALE
MALE REPRODUCTIVE
REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
SYSTEM
FEMALE
FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE
REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
SYSTEM
GAMETOGENESIS
SPERMATOGENESIS
OOGENESIS
MENSTRUAL CYCLE (REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE)
FERTILIZATION AND IMPLANTATION
PARTURITION AND LACTATION
HUMAN
REPRODUCTIVE
SYSTEM
MALE
REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
Paired
testes
Male
repr
oduc
tive
syste
m
Accessory
ducts
Rete testis
Vasa efferentia
Epididymis
Vas deferens
A prostate gland
Accessory
glands
External
genitalia
(Penis)
Paired seminal
vesicles
Paired Cowpers
glands (bulbourethral glands)
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1. Paired testes
1. Paired testes
Seminiferous
Each testis is tubule
oval in is
shape.
Length
lined internally
4-5 cm, with
width: 2-3 cm. cells
spermatogenic
Each
(spermatogonia
testis has about
or male
250
testicular
germ
cells)
lobules.
& Sertoli cells
Each
(supporting
lobule contains
cells).
1-3
Sertoli
coiled seminiferous
cells give shape and
tubules.
nourishment
to developing
spermatogenic cells.
1. Paired testes
The regions outside
the seminiferous
tubules (interstitial
spaces) contain
Small blood vessels.
Interstitial cells or
Leydig cells. They
secrete testicular
hormones
(androgens).
Immunologically
competent cells
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3. Accessory glands
Their
Theycollective
include
(seminal
secretion
A pair of
seminal
plasma) is rich in
vesicles
fructose, Ca and
enzymes.
A prostate
gland
It
Helps
A pairfor
oftransporting
Cowpers
glands (bulbosperms
urethral glands).
Supplies nutrients to
sperms
Provides an alkaline
medium to counteract
the acidity of the
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A.
B.
C.
D.
Prostate
Epididymis
Seminal vesicle
Cowpers glands
Which is false
statement?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Cowpers gland
Prostate gland
Seminal vesicle
All of the above
SEE PART 2
Prepared by
MUHAMMED ALI. K.C
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY
Ph: 9544187632
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