Define: tunica albuginea; acrosome; residual body, cytoplasmic droplet; corpora cavernosa, corpus spongiosum; vascular, fibroelastic, os penis; BPH; concretion; blood-testis barrier; cryptorchidism; spermiation; semen.
Indicate the cell-types and spatial relationships that comprise the tubular and interstitial compartments of the testis.
List the various functions of Sertoli cells.
Draw and label the segments of the sperm tail. Describe the functional significance of the middle piece and axoneme.
Trace the route of sperm cell migration through the male duct system.
List the functions of the epididymis.
Name the various male accessory glands; how are they hormonally regulated?
List the functions of seminal plasma.
Which farm animals have the most voluminous and concentrated ejaculates?
Describe the mechanics of testosterone feedback control of GnRH/LH production.
Outline the 2-cell, 2-gonadotropin mechanism of testicular steroidogenesis.
Does aromatization of testosterone occur within the CNS; what are the implications?
Differentiate mitosis and meiosis.
Outline the steps (include cell-types) involved in spermatogenesis. How is spermatogenesis controlled by hormones?
Describe the compensatory mechanisms of testicular thermoregulation. Are extraabdominal testes characteristic of all mammals? - give some exceptional examples.