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TESTIS

• Dibungkus oleh kantung skrotum


• Suhu 96ºF  produksi sperma viable
• Ukurannya 4 x 2,5 cm
• Setiap testis terdiri dari beberapa tubulus
seminiferus  spermatogenesis
• Sel sertoli  Hormon Inhibin
• Diantara T. Seminiferus  sel interstisiel 
Hormon Testosteron
TESTIS

Tunica vaginalis
Tunica albuginea
250-300 lobules
Seminiferous tubules
Germinal epithelium
tunica albuginea
covering testis
two cell types tunica vaginalis
germ cells =
seminiferous tubule
spermatogenesis septa
sustentacular (Sertoli) germinal
cells = spermiogenesis epithelium
lobule
secrete inhibin lumen

Interstitial cells (of Leydig)

secrete testosterone
basement
membrane seminiferous tubule
HORMONAL CONTROL OF MALE REPRODUCTION

hypothalamic Gn-RF

negative feedback anterior pituitary gland negative feedback

follicle-stimulating hormone luteinizing hormone

testes

sustentacular cells spermatogonia interstitial cells

prepares for spermiogenesis enter spermatogenesis testosterone secretion

inhibin secretion

development of primary male sex characteristics


(before birth)

development of secondary male sex characteristics (beginning at puberty)

1. enlargement of sex organs


2. activation of accessory organs
3. beginning of sexual behavior
4. increased protein anabolism
5. required for spermatogenesis and spermiogenesis

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