Chapter 1 Document 1 Flashcards

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Sperm

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male gamete/ male sex cell

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Testis

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male gonads/male reproductive gland or organ
-Produce the sperms
-Produce male sex hormone called testosterone -Contained in the scrotum (scrotal sac)

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Epididymis

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narrow coiled ductules emerging from the testes. It is the place where sperms mature and are stored.

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Spermiduct

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it allows conduction of sperms towards the urethra and storage of sperm

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Urethra

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pathway for sperm and urine

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Seminal fluid

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is the fluid where sperms move, it provides sperms by nutrients. It is obtained from all the 3 sex glands, and rich in fructose and other nutrients that provides survival and motility of sperms

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Semen

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seminal fluid + sperms

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Accessory Sex glands

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  1. Seminal Vesicles:
  2. Prostate gland:
  3. Bulbourethral glands =Cowper’s glands
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Ovules/ova/oocyte

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female sex cell/female gamete
produce estrogen and progesterone

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Oviduct/fallopian tube

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receives the released oocyte
Place where fertilization occur

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Uterus/womb

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Place of implantation and development of the embryo

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Sperm

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