Chapter 16 Flashcards
When embryos are retained in the the females body
Viviparity
Has a head, mid piece, and tail
Head ripped with acrosome
Sperm
Male copulatory organ
Penis
Contains a series of lobules which contain seminiferous tubules
Testes
External sac of skin and smooth muscle containing testes
Scrotum
Primary reproductive organs of males
Testes
Series of convoluted ducts combining into a comma shaped organ located posterior of each testis
Epididymis
Ducts connect the epididymis with ejaculatory ducts
Ductus deferens
Short ducts formed by the merging of ducts from the seminal vesicles and vas deferens
Ejaculatory ducts
Large tube connecting the urinary bladder with distal end of the penis
Urethra
Sac like glands that empty into the ductus deferens
Seminal vesicles
Gland surrounding the urethra where it exits the bladder
Prostate gland
Pair of small glands laterally on the urethra posterior to the prostate gland
Bulbourethral gland
Composed of a primary oocyte surrounded by a single layer of squamous cells
Primordial follicles
Follicles larger than the primordial and primary oocytes
Primary follicles