Ch 20: Online 1 Flashcards
Reproductive Systems
What is the myometrium made of?
Smooth muscle
What does the endometrium become?
Maternal placenta
What tissues of the fallopian tube keep the ovum moving?
Smooth muscle and ciliated epithelium
In the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle, the corpus luteum produces what?
Both estrogen and progesterone
What passes through the inguinal canal?
Ductus deferens
Where do sperm mature and become motile?
Epididymis
The prostate gland is made of glandular tissue and what?
Smooth muscle
What do interstitial cells produce?
Testosterone
What causes ovulation or secretion of testosterone?
LH
What stimulates oogenesis or spermatogenesis?
FSH
The role of the hypothalamus in reproduction is to produce what?
GnRH
What does meiosis produce?
Haploid cells
Woman is to tubal ligation as man is to what?
Vasectomy
Male ejaculation is mediated by which part of the nervous system?
Sympathetic
Egg is to follicle as sperm is to what?
Seminiferous tubule