Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
4 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
what lies directly underneath the tunica albuginea?
|
tunica vasculosa - carries blood vessels to the testes
|
|
|
the mediastinum testes is?
|
thickened portion of the tunica albuginea from which the connective tissue septa arise to divide into the 250 compartments (lobuli testis)
|
|
|
describe leydig cells (interstitial cells)
|
round/polygonal in shape with lots of mito, smooth ER!, lipid droplets
produce testosterone when stimulated by LH (from pituary) |
|
|
describe seminiferous tubules
|
sites where spermatozoa are produced; lined by complex stratified epithelium; drain by the tubuli recti; enveloped by fibrous connective tissue with lots of fibroblasts and myeloid cells
|
