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tissue type, location and function of scrotum
Ans: skin and connective tissue, located at base of penis. midline septum divides
scrotum for each testi. regulates temperature of the testes (2-3 degrees cooler than body
temp)
function of cremaster muscle
Ans: pulls testes closer to pelvic floor
anatomy of internal testes
Ans: divided into lobules, lobules contain seminiferous tubules.
tissue type and function of seminiferous tubules
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Ans: smooth muscle, push sperm and testicular fluid towards epididymous
what two cell types inhabit seminiferous tubules
Ans: spermatogenic (germ cells) and sustentacular
what is spermatogenesis and what two hormones facilitate this
Ans: formation of sperm cells by meiosis in seminiferous tubules in lobules of testes
(starts abt 14yo and 200-400 million sperm produced p/d). follicular stimulating hormone
and testosterone
functions of sustentacular cells (3)
Ans: provide nutrients and support of germ/sperm cells, produce testicular fluid,
control release of sperm into lumen of seminiferous tubule
sperm cell anatomy (4)
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