Male Reproductive System

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location and structure of testes

location: found in the scrotum

structure: has numerous lobules - each containing seminiferous tubules; also contains the epididymus

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site sperm production

site of sperm maturation and storage

  1. seminiferous tubules in the testes

  2. epididymis in the testes


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the seminiferous tubules have 3 special cells. what are they and their functions?

Leydig Cells (stimulated by LH): produce testosterone

Sertoli Cells (stimulated by FSH): nourish developing sperm cells; blood-testes barrier

Myoid Cells: smooth muscles that contract the lumen of the tubules to move sperm toward the epididymis via peristalsis


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what immature sperm cell does testosterone bind to?

spermatogonia