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Reproductive System
(Repro 5)
• Histology of testes
• Histology of vas deferens
• Histology of seminal vesicle
• Histology of prostate gland
• Histology of the Bulbourethral gland
Histology of testes
•Tunica albuginea-
• dense white fibrous capsule
• composed of dense irregular connective
tissue,
•forming septa that divide each testis into
series internal compartments called lobules.
Spermatogenesis in seminiferous tubules
Seminiferous tubules
• Thick muscularis
• 3 SM layers
– Inner longitudinal
– Middle circular
– Outer longitudinal
• Adventitia.
• Abundant of blood vessels
Ampulla of the vas deferens
• Lamina propria
• 3 layers of SM
• Thin inner longitudinal
• Thick middle circular
• Thin outer longitudinal
Ampulla of the vas deferens
Accessory reproductive glands
• Seminal vesicles
• Yellowish viscous fluid high in fructose
• Energy source for sperm motility
• Produce most fluid found in semen
• Prostate gland
• Porduce thin, watery slightly acidic fluid
• The enzyme fibrinolysin liquefies the semen after ejaculation.
• Bulbourethral glands
• Produce clear, viscid, mucus-like secretion during erotic stimulation
• As lubricant for thr penile urethra.
Histology of seminal vesicle
Glandular epithelium of seminal vesicles normally
varies
low pseudostratified, low columnar or
cuboidal.
Prostate gland & prostate
urethra
• Prostate gland
• Prostetic urethra
– Psuedostratified epithelium
• Glandular acini vary in size
• Lumina of acini normally wide and irregular
– Protrusion of epithelium-covered connective tissue folds
– Proteinaceous secretions sometimes prostatic
concretions.
– Glandular epithelium simple-columnar or psuedot
Fibromuscular stroma