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seminiferous, open, euchromatic -nucleolus

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Sustentacular cell

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“checkerboard” nucleus, middle layer

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Primary spermatocyte

2
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low back pain, urethral discharge, fever. Expressed prostatic secretions (EPS) culture

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Prostatitis

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Testis Septa

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CT that divides testis into lobules

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the specific location of meiosis, and the subsequent creation of gametes, namely spermatozoa.

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Seminiferous tubules

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tumors that arise from sustentacular cells or interstitial cells

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Sex cord-stromal tumors

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Testis dense CT capsule

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Tunica albuginea

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inflammatory response within IT of testis (e.g., viral mumps in adults, syphilis)

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Orchitis - scarring may cause infertility, T production often not significantly affected

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produce sperm

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spermatogenic cells

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Semiferous epithelium, 3 layers

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Seminiferous (germinal) epithelium, basement membrane, tunica propria

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nuclei along the BM

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Spermatogonia

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Found from transitional zone. Associated with DHT, stromal cells convert T to DHT, dysuria, secondary UTIs (urine retention)

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Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)

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have the appearance of a mucus-secreting gland. lubricates the urethra with pre-seminal mucus

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bulbourethral glands

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produce testosterone (T)

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interstitial cells (of Leydig)

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defining histologyical feature of prostate gland

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prostatic concretions

14
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testis are responsible for…

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spermatogenesis: exocrine (holocrine) secretion of sperm AND steroidogenesis: endocrine secretion of testosterone

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yield primary spermatocytes by mitosis…

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spermatogonia

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disruption of the B-T barrier, antisperm antibodies (ASA)

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Immune infertility

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The seminiferous tubules are formed from…

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primitive sex cords. It is the medullary cords which develop into the seminiferous tubules and the cortical cords regress. The cords were formed from the gonadal ridge.

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Interstitial tissue (IT) loose connective tissue stroma that contains…

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fenestrated capillaries, interstitial cells (of Leydig): produce testosterone (T)

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Tumors that arise from spermatogenic cells;

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Germ cell tumors, most common (95%).

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regulates glandular epithelium growth and metabolism

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Prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP)

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small, dark nucleus, near lumen

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Spermatid

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produce ABP, MIS, inhibin, fructose-rich fluid

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sustentacular (Sertoli) cells

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days until the effects of an antispermatogenic agent are fully observable

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86 days, 74 in testis, 12+ to mature in epididymis

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Formed by tight junctions between sustentacular cells

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Blood-testis barrier. Sequesters testosterone in luminal compartment -necessary for spermatogenesis. Gap junctions coordinate activity.

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Seminiferous tubules epithelium

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sustentacular or Sertoli cells, which are tall, columnar type cells that line the tubule.

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primary spermatocyte divides meiotically into …

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two secondary spermatocytes. Each secondary spermatocyte then completes meiosis as it divides into two spermatids which developninto mature spermatozoa (sperm cells).

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Seminiferous (germinal) epithelium:

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spermatogenic cells and sustentacular cells

30
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most resistant to BPH, prostatitis, & cancer

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Central zone