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11.4 Sexual Reproduction Flashcards

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Oogenesis

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the production of egg cells in the ovaries

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Spermatogenesis

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the production of sperm

occurs in testes which are composed of a mass of seminiferous tubules (narrow tubes)

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Interstices

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gaps between the seminiferous tubules filled with interstitial cells (Leydig cells)

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Seminiferous Tubules

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the outer layer of cells: germinal epithelium

fluid-filled center

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Spermatozoa (sperm)

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cells that have developed tails

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Sertoli cells

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nurse cells that the spermatids attach to which help them develop into spermatozoa

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