Making lifestyle changes, such as reducing the consumption of alcohol and smoking can help. Additionally, consuming a diet low in fat and high in... View Article
Eating food that is low in animal fat and rich in proteins and antioxidants are beneficial for the pancreas. Hence, food such as beans, lean meat... View Article
Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI) is a condition that causes the pancreases to cease producing enough enzymes for digestion. There are many... View Article
Research has shown that intermittent fasting may prevent pancreatic fat build up. The research has also suggested that this can prevent the onset... View Article
The pancreas sits under the liver, with the narrow end to the left of the body and the head to the right side of the stomach. It is connected to... View Article
Eating food that is low in animal fat and rich in proteins and antioxidants are beneficial for the pancreas. Hence, food such as beans, lean meat... View Article
Seminiferous tubules are present within testes in testicular lobules. One to three seminiferous tubules are present in each lobule. Sperms are... View Article
Leydig cells secrete androgens, which stimulate spermatogenesis along with follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). LH stimulates the production and... View Article
The Graafian follicle forms the corpus luteum after ovulation in the luteal phase. The Graafian follicle ruptures to release ovum and transforms... View Article
Spermatogenesis leads to the formation of four spermatids from each primary spermatocyte, whereas each primary oocyte produces only a single ovum... View Article
Each primary spermatocyte produces four sperms therefore 5 primary spermatocytes will produce 20 sperms. Primary spermatocytes undergo first... View Article
Regression of the corpus luteum indicates the absence of pregnancy and the end of the luteal phase. The corpus luteum secretes progesterone,... View Article
Leydig cells are located in the interstitial space present outside the seminiferous tubules in the testes. Leydig cells synthesise and secrete... View Article
FSH and LH are known as gonadotropins. They are released by the anterior pituitary. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) secreted by the... View Article
Graafian follicles rupture and release ovum during ovulation. The remains of the Graafian follicle transform into corpus luteum in the luteal... View Article
Primary oocytes get surrounded by the granulosa cells to form primary follicles. Each ovary contains around 60,000 - 80,000 primary follicles at... View Article
Acrosomes contain proteolytic enzymes such as hyaluronidase and acrosin. It helps sperm in penetrating the ovum through the zona pellucida layer.... View Article