What You’ll Learn:
✔ Understand kidney structure and function, including blood flow, filtration, reabsorption, and urine formation.
✔ Trace the pathway of urine through the renal pyramids, calyces, renal pelvis, ureter, and urinary tract.
✔ Understand kidney stones, how they move through the urinary tract, and the role of the adrenal glands in hormone release.
✔ Examine the male reproductive system, including testicular descent, inguinal anatomy, and the internal structures of the penis.
✔ Understand sperm production and development, including the roles of the seminiferous tubules, Leydig cells, epididymis, and vas deferens.
✔ Understand testicular temperature regulation and the cremasteric reflex, including its clinical relevance to testicular torsion.
✔ Understand the menstrual cycle, ovarian follicle development, ovulation, fertilization, and the roles of FSH and LH.