CHAPTER 21 The Male Reproductive System TESTES Interstitial Tissue Seminiferous Tubules Spermatogenesis The Clonal Nature of Male Germ Cells Spermiogenesis Sertoli Cells INTRATESTICULAR DUCTS EXCRETORY GENITAL DUCTS Epididymis Ductus or…
STEM CELLS, GROWTH FACTORS, & DIFFERENTIATION Hemopoietic Stem Cells Progenitor & Precursor Cells BONE MARROW MATURATION OF ERYTHROCYTES MATURATION OF GRANULOCYTES MATURATION OF AGRANULOCYTES Monocytes Lymphocytes ORIGIN OF PLATELETS SUMMARY…
WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE Storage & Mobilization of Lipids Histogenesis of White Adipose Tissue BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE Function of Brown Adipocytes Histogenesis of Brown Adipose Tissue SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS Connective…
19 Female reproductive system Introduction The female reproductive system has six major functions: • Production of female gametes, the ova, by the process of oogenesis • Reception of male gametes, the spermatozoa…
14 Gastrointestinal tract Introduction The function of the gastrointestinal system is to break down food for absorption into the body. This process occurs in five main phases: ingestion, fragmentation, digestion,…
5 Epithelial tissues Introduction The epithelia (singular: epithelium) are a diverse group of tissues that include both surface epithelia and solid organs. Surface epithelia cover or line all body surfaces,…
7 Nervous tissues Introduction The nervous system provides rapid and precise communication between different parts of the body via the action of specialised nerve cells called neurones. These highly specialised…
20 Central nervous system The central nervous system (CNS) consists of the brain and spinal cord and is composed of neurones, neuronal processes, supporting cells of the CNS (glial cells)…
