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Chapter 17 - Workbook Flashcards

1
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The free end of the uterine tube is funnel-shaped and has long finger like projections called_________

A

fimbriae

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2
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At ovulation where is the secondary oocyte released? into?

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pelvic cavity

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3
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Where does fertilization take place?

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Upper one-third of the uterine tube

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4
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What is a fertilized egg called?

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Zygote

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5
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As the Zygote begins development it is moved along towards the _________

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uterus

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6
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What does the uterus serve as for developing embryo?

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incubator

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7
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Where does the embryo plant itself until it is able to live independently?

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uterine wall

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8
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What contracts in labor?

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uterine wall

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9
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If pregnancy does not occur the inner lining of the uterus sloughs off and is discarded in which process?

A

menstration

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10
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What is a hollow pear-shaped organ about the size of a small fist at its widest region?

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Uterus

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What lies at the bottom of the pelvic cavity, anterior to the rectum and posterior to the urinary bladder?

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Uterus

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12
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What is the main portion of the uterus?

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Corpus (body)

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13
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What is the rounded part of the uterus above the level of the entering uterine tubes?

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Fundus

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14
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What is the lower portion of the uterus, which partially projects into the vagina?

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Cervix

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15
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What can detect cervical cancer?

A

PAP smear

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16
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Mound of fatty tissue that covers the pubic symphysis

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Mons Pubis

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17
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Recesses formed between the vaginal wall and cervix

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Fornices

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18
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Contains openings of the urethra and vagina

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Vestibule

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19
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Diamond-shaped region between the pubic arch and anus

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Perineum

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20
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External female genital structures

A

Vulva

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21
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Folds of skin that pass from the mons pubis to the region behind the vaginal opening

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Labia Majora

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22
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Elastic, muscular tube that extends from the cervix to its opening to the outside of the body

A

Vagina

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23
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Small structure that corresponds to the male glans penis

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Clitoris

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24
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Folds in the vagina, which straighten out to enlarge this organ during sexual intercourse and childbirth

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Rugae

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25
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Two thin folds of skin located just within the labia marjora

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Labia Minora

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26
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Thin ring of mucous membrane that surrounds the entrance to the vagina

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Hymen

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27
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Open on each side of the vaginal opening; secrete lubricating mucus

A

Bartholin’s glands

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28
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Duct draining milk opens at the surface of this smooth muscle

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Nipple

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29
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Production and release of milk for nourishment of a baby

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Lactation

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30
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Located within the breasts; produce milk

A

mammary glands

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31
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Common cancer in women

A

Breast Cancer

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32
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Secreted by anterior pituitary; stimulates milk production

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Prolactin

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33
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Fluid produce by mammary glands for the first few days after childbirth

A

Colostrum

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34
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Stimulated ejection of milk from the glands into the ducts

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Oxytocin

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35
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Hormones released from the _______, _________, and ________ interact to regulate female reproduction

A

hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and overies

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36
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As puberty approaches, the hypothalamus produces ________

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GnRH

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37
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What lobe of the pituitary gland secretes FSH and LH, which signals the ovaries to begin functioning?

A

anterior lobe

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38
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What hormones are secreted by the ovaries?

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estrogen and progesterone

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39
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What are responsible for the primary sex characteristics, including growth of sex organs at puberty?

A

Estrogens

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40
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Estrogen is also responsible for for secondary sex characteristics including____________

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breast development + broadening of the pelvis

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41
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When does puberty typically begin?

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ages 10-12 and continues until 14-16 years of age

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42
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What is the first sign that puberty is imminent?

A

Menarche (first period)

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43
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The first menstrual period typically begins at what age?

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12-14

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44
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What regulates the menstrual cycle?

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Interaction of FSH and LH with estrogen’s and progesterone’s from the ovaries

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45
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Estrogens stimulate the growth of follicles and stimulate the thickening of the _________

A

Endometrium

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46
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When does ovulation typically occur?

A

Day 14

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47
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When does mensuration occur during the cycle?

A

The first 5 days

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48
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When does the thickened endometrium of the uterus slough off?

A

During menstration

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49
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During _________ phase, FSH stimulates a few follicles to develop in the ovary

A

preovulatory

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50
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Developing follicles release _________ stimulating endometrial growth again and redevelopment of blood vessels and glands

A

estrogen

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51
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After the first week, typically how many follicle continues to develop?

A

one

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52
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What feedback system signals increasing estrogen concentration and inhibin, secreted by the ovary, inhibits further secretion of FSH?

A

Negative

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53
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As estrogen concentration peaks, it signals the anterior pituitary to secrete _________, a positive feedback mechanism

A

LH

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54
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The surge of LH stimulates the final maturation of the follicle and _________

A

ovulation

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55
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What phase begins after ovulation when LH stimulates development of the corpus luteum?

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postovulatory

56
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What begins to degenerate if pregnancy does not occur?

A

corpus luteum

57
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Estrogen and progesterone secretion decreases and the female is no longer fertile

A

menopause

58
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Nuclei of sperm and ovum fuse to form fertilized egg or this

A

Zygote

59
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Help move embryo towards the uterus

A

Cilia

60
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Fusion of sperm and egg

A

Fertilization

61
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Embryo is referred to this after 8 weeks of gestation

A

Fetus

62
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Stalk of tissue, containing two arteries and a vein, connecting embryo with placenta

A

Umbilical cord

63
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Fertilization and establishing pregnancy

A

conception

64
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Zygote divides producing two-celled

A

Embryo

65
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Embryo plants itself in this wall at the 7th day of development

A

uterus

66
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Supplies oxyfen and nutrients to the embryo; transfers embryo’s waste to the mother’s blood

A

Placenta

67
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Fetal membrane that forms a fluid-filled, cushioning sac around the embryo

A

amnion

68
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Controls continued development of the endometrium and placenta

A

hCH hormone

69
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Period of development from conception to birth

A

Gestation

70
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How many weeks does a baby require for development?

A

38 weeks

71
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What are the first organs top develop in a fetus?

A

spinal cord and brain

72
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By 4 weeks what are visible?

A

eyes and ears and a circulatory system

73
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What are small mounds of tissue called which can be seen after the first month?

A

limb buds

74
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By the end of the third month the fetus is how long and what weight?

A

6cm and 14grams

75
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At what month can the fetus start moving around in the amniotic fluid?

A

5 months

76
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What is another word for childbirth?

A

Parturition

77
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The placenta is referred to as what?

A

Afterbirth

78
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Extends from birth to the end of the first month of postnatal life

A

Neonatal period

79
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infancy until adolescence

A

Childhood

80
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Dizygotic twins; two eggs are ovulated and each is fertilized by a different sperm

A

Fraternal Twins

81
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Adolescence until about 40

A

Young Adult

82
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Twins arising from two masses of cells that fail to separate completely

A

Conjoined twins

83
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Begins at age 80

A

Old age

84
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Monoztgotic twins; develop when cells that make up and early embryo divides to form two independent cell groups

A

Identical Twins

85
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Time of development between puberty and adulthood

A

Adolescence

86
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From neonatal period until age 2

A

Infancy

87
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Use of these have made up multiple births much more common

A

Fertility drugs

88
Q

Begins at age 40

A

Middle age

89
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What must come first for reproduction to take place?

A

formation of gametes

90
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A man may be considered sterile if his semen contains less than _________

A

20 million sperm/ml

91
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Sperm pass through the following sequences of structures

A

seminiferous tubule in testis, epididymis, van deferens, ejaculatory duct, urethra

92
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Ovum development sequence

A

Oogonium (diploid), primary oocyte (diploid), secondary oocyte + polar body (both haploid), (after fertilization) ovum + polar body (both halpoid)

93
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What is the name for sperm cells?

A

Spermatozoa

94
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_____ has the normal diploid number of 46 chromosomes (23 pairs) in males

A

Spermatocyte

95
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What are the male sex glands?

A

Gonads

96
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What is it called when the total number of chromosomes reduced to 23 chromosomes?

A

Haploid

97
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What are sperm cells called when they are located in the outer layer of the seminiferous tubules?

A

Spermatogonia

98
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What are eggs and sperm?

A

Gametes

99
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What is the process of sperm production called?

A

Spermatogenesis

100
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What are the paired male gonads called?

A

Testes

101
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What are tubules that produce sperm and male hormones called?

A

Seminiferous

102
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What is the skin-covered bag suspended from the groin that holds testes called?

A

Scrotum

103
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What are the arteries, veins, nerves, conducting tubes, and surrounding tissue attached to the testes called?

A

Spermatic Cord

104
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What are the passageways connecting the scrotal and abdominal cavities called?

A

Inguinal Canals

105
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What is the female egg cell called?

A

Ovum

106
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A large coiled tube located within the scrotum is called what?

A

Epididymis

107
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Sperm pass from the tubules inside the testes into what?

A

The epididymis

108
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Each epididymis empties into a straight tube called?

A

Vas deferens or sperm duct

109
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The vas deferens is joined by the duct from each of the paired seminal vesicles to form what?

A

Ejaculatory duct

110
Q

Semen, consisting of sperm cells, is suspended in secretions of what 3 accessory glands?

A
  1. Seminal vesicles
  2. Prostate gland
  3. Bulbourethral gland
111
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What is the name for the paired sac-like glands that secrete a thick fluid containing the sugar fructose that provides energy for the sperm cells?

A

Seminal vesicles

112
Q

What surrounds the urethra as the urethra emerges from the urinary bladder?

A

The prostate gland

113
Q

What causes secretions that neutralize acid secretions from the vagina to make it compatible with the sperm?

A

The prostate gland

114
Q

What is another name for Cowper’s glands?

A

Bulbourethral glands

115
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What is the name of the two, pea-sized glands on each side of the urethra that helps lubricate the penis?

A

Bulbourethral glands

116
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What percentage of semen is sperm cells?

A

less than 1%

117
Q

What is the name of one of the three cylinders of spongy tissue under the skin of the penis?

A

Corpus

118
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What is the name of the loose-fitting skin covering the proximal portion of glans, also called foreskin?

A

Prepuce

119
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What lies between tubules in the testes that produce testosterone?

A

Interstitial cells

120
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What is the name for male hormones?

A

Androgens

121
Q

What is the extended tip at the end of the penis called?

A

Glans

122
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What is the hormone responsible for both primary and secondary male sex characteristics?

A

Testosterone

123
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The hypothalamus secretes what hormone that stimulates the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland to secrete gonadotropic hormone?

A

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)

124
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What are the two gonadotrophic hormones?

A 
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) 
Luteinizing hormone (LH)
125
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What is the egg produced by females called?

A

Ovum

126
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What receives the penis and serves as the birth canal?

A

Vagina

127
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What anchors the medial end of the ovary to the uterus?

A

Ovarian ligament

128
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What divides to produce one secondary oocyte and one polar body during meiosis?

A

Primary oocyte

129
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What are the female gonads that produce ova and female sex hormones?

A

Ovaries

130
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What is the development process of ovum involving meiosis called?

A

Oogenesis

131
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What is the part of the follicle that stays behind, and is the temporary endocrine structure?

A

Corpus luteum

132
Q

What is the female hormone secreted by follicles?

A

Estrogen

133
Q

What is produced by stem cells of ovaries?

A

Oogonia

134
Q

What is the oviduct or fallopian tube called?

A

Uterine tube

135
Q

What is the developing ovum and its surrounding sac called?

A

Follicle

136
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What happens when the developing ovum is ejected through the wall of the ovary and into the pelvic cavity?

A

Ovulation

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