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What are the two functional components of the testes?
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Interstitial cells (Cells of Leydig)
Seminiferous tubules |
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Where are sperm produced? What kind of cell nourishes them?
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Seminiferous tubules, they are nourished by Sertoli cells
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The seminiferous cells secrete androgens, what are these?
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Male sex hormones, such as testosterone
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What happens to sperm in the epididymis?
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They acquire motility and are stored there until ejaculation
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What is the pathway for sperm during ejaculation?
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Epididymis --> vas deferens --> ejaculatory duct --> urethra
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What is the name of the fluid that is mixed with sperm? Where is it mixed?
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Seminal fluid. Mixed in the reproductive tract
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Which glands produce the seminal fluid?
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Seminal vesicles, prostate gland, bulbourethral gland :)
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How is energy provided for the sperm?
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The seminal vesicles secrete a fructose-rish fluid
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How are sperm protected from an acidic environment of the female reproductive system?
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The prostate gland releases an alkaline milky fluid
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Sperm + seminal fluid =
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Semen
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