MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

Functions: sperm production, hormone secretion

Testis: seminiferous tubules

spermatogenesis, spermiogenesis

Sertoli cells

gamete stages:

-spermatogonia

-spermatocytes: primary, secondary

-spermatids

-spermatozoa

Leydig cells - testosterone secretion

Epididymis

Vas deferens

TESTICULAR LOBULE CROSS-SECTION seminiferous tubules

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SERTOLI CELL NUCLEI (arrows)

Sertoli

cell

nucleus

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SPERMATOGONIA

primary spermatocytes SPERMATOCYTES

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sper-

matids

SPERMATIDS

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SPERMATOZOA slide 110

LEYDIG CELLS slide 110