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What is retroperitoneal
- Behind the peritoneal cavity
- The kidneys and adrenal glands lie in this position
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Where is urine transmitted
By ureters to the urinary bladder then through the urethra
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Inward extension of cortex tissue
Renal columns
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What do the collecting ducts in the renal pyramids do
Drain urine to the minor calyces
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The renal pelvis narrows to become the
Ureter
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The position of the kidneys
- Within the abdominal cavity but posterior to peritoneal cavity
- retroperitoneal
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the boundary of abdominal and pelvic cavity
pelvic brim (inlet)
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where is the pelvic viscera
outside and inferior to the peritoneal cavity
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what occupies the female pelvic cavity
ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus, vagina, urinary bladder and rectum
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what occupies the male pelvic cavity
urinary bladder, prostate and the surrounding urethra, and rectum
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where are spermatozoa produced
in lumen of seminiferous tubules
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trace the journey of sperm
seminiferous tubules, rete testis, efferent ductules, epididymis
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series of collection tubules
rete testis
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where is mature sperm stored
tail of epididymis until ejaculation
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after ejaculation, where is sperm propelled
vas deferens
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how are the testes maintained at 3degrees Celsius cooler than the body
- network of veins, the pampiniform plexus, that surround the incoming testicular artery.
- Muscles within the scrotum contract or relax to move the testes relative to the body
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What forms the ejaculatory ducts
Vas deferens and seminal vesicles
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Where does the ejaculatory duct empty into
Prostate gland, allowing semen to pass into the urethra
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What are the three regions of the male urethra
Prostatic urethra, membranous urethra, spongy urethra
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What is the penis composed of
- Erectile tissue divided into 3 chambers
- Corpora cavernosa is paired and the corpus spongiosum which surrounds the urethra and forms the glans of the penis
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Another word for uterine tubes
Fallopian tubes
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The most inferior portion of the uterus is a muscular ring called,
Cervix
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The uterus is connected to the exterior by the
Vagina
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Trace the journey of an egg
- Ovulated oocyte are swept into the infundibulum of the uterine tubes by fimbriae
- Fertilization occurs in the ampulla of the infundibulum
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What are the 3 parts of the female uterus
Fundus, body, lower cervix
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The passage through which a fetus must pass to enter the vagina
Cervical canal
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What are the 3 layers of the uterus
Endometrium, myometrium, perimetrium
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Endometrium
- The innermost layer of the uterus.
- Shed with each menstrual cycle- stratum functionalis
- Deeper subdivision- stratum basalis which regenerates the functionalis layer after each menstruation
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Myometrium
- Middle layer of uterus.
- Made of smooth muscle
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Permetrium
- Outermost layer of the uterus
- Made of parietal peritoneum
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The external genitalia of the female comprise the
Vulva which is bound by labia majora
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Small erectile organ of female derived from common embryological structure with the penis
clitoris
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