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Lab 15: Male Reproductive System

Lab Notebook Questions

  1. List all the male pathologies
  2. Make a list of the male hormones (like in the lab book – page 224; powerpoint slide 15, 16)
  3. List all the glands of the male reproductive system, and what they secrete
  4. Go to slide 11, 18 and sketch the inside of a seminiferous tubule, all the cells, and indicate if the cell is diploid or haploid AND its function
  5. Indicate and draw the different parts of a spermatozoon, and a brief description of each segment (slide 13,14)
  6. Describe the physiological effects of Leydig cells (slide 22)
  7. Sketch and provide a description for
    • The epididymis
    • The prostate gland
    • Vas deferens (ductus deferens)
    • Seminal Vesicle
    • Ejaculatory Duct

Practice Questions

Question 1

What organ is this?


Testes

Question 2

In this higher magnification view of Question 1, what type of cell is at the pointer?


Sertoli cell (aka "Nurse cell")



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