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func and characteristics tunica albugina
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thick connective tisse capsule around testis
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func and characteristics leydig cells. WHat hormone regulates?
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beteen semi tubule, they produce testosterone under feedback control of LH from pit
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func and characteristics sertoli cells. What hormone regulates sertoli cells?
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support and nourish developing spermatozoa. req testosterone and FSH to func in their nurse cell capacity. Form blood testis barrier. FSH acts on sertoli to stim ABP.
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describe process of spermatogenesis.
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spermatogonia to 1 spermatocyte to 2 spermatocyte to spermatids to spermatozoa.
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spermiogenesis
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dev of male gamete spermatid into a motile spermatozoon. takes place in semi but complted in epidydmis.
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func and characteristics of efferent ducts
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coiled tubuels that fun to absorb fluid arriving from rete testis and porpel spermatozoa toward epididymis
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func and characteristics epididymis.
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highly coiled tube that produces substances req for motility. pseudostratified columnar epi with stereocilia.
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func and characteristics vas deferens
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long tube no coils. smmoth muscle in walls, pseudostratified columnar epi. func to propel sperm out during ejac.
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func and characteristics seminal vesicle
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androgen dependent. columnar epi, impor to ejac for proper sperm func, secretory porduct
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func and characteristics prostate
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andro dependent, secretes water liq containing zinc, citric acid, proteolytic E.
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func and characteristics theca interna
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produce androgen (LH)
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func and characteristics granulosa cells
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androgen to estrogen (under influence of FSH).
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func and characteristics granulosa and theca lutein cells
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produce progesterone, estrogen (LH).
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func and characteristics blood testis barrier
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pervent exposure of gametees, immune def
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func and characteristics ductus deferens (vas)
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condut spermatozoa from epididymis to urethra. psudostratified columnar.
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func and characteristics myoepithelial cells
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contractile func in milk ejection under oxytocin
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