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chapter 21 Flashcards

1
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essential organs of male

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testes

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2
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pouch like sac where make gonads located

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scrotum

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3
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the membrane that covers testicle and divides interior into lobes

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tunica abluginea

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4
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long duct in testicle where sperm develops

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semineferous tubule

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5
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cells in testes secrete testosterone

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interstitial cells

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6
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primary spermatocyte develops from cell called

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spermatogonium

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7
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primary spermatocyte forms sperm cells by under going specialized type of cell division

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meiosis or spermatogenesis

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8
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sperm cell contains _______ enzyme that can digest covering of ovum

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acrosome

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9
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reproductive duct that consists of a tightly coiled tube that lies top and behind testes

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epididymis

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10
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reproductive duct that permits sperm move out of scrotum upward to abdominal cavity

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vas ductus deferens

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11
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gland secretes thin milk colored fluid makes up 20%

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prostate gland

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12
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pair of glands that produce thick yellowish fructose rich fluid makes up 60%

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seminal glands

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13
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three columns of erectile tissue

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1: corpus spongiosum
2 of them: corpora cavenosa

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14
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essential organs of female

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ovaries

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15
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name for mature ovarian follicles

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graafian

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16
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process that produces female gamete

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oogenesis

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17
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meiosis in female produces one large ovum and three small daughter cells called _____ which degenerate

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polar bodies

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18
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reproductive tubes connecting ovary and uterus

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uterine tubes

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19
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muscle layer of uterus

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myometrium

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20
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uterus is composed of two parts

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upper part : body
narrow lower part: cervix

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21
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innermost layer of uterus sheds during mensturation

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endometrium

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22
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part of female reproductive system that opens to exterior

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vagina

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23
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the glands that secrete mucus like lubricating fluid in vestibule

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greater vestibule

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24
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milk secreting glandular cells of breast are arranged in grape like structures called

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alveoli

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25
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alveoli drain into ducts that converge toward the nipple

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lactiferuous ducts

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26
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pituitary hormone stimulates formation of an egg follicle

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FSH

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27
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rapid drop of blood levels of estrogen and progesterone

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mensturation

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28
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egg follicle becomes after ovulation

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corpus luteum

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29
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ovarian hormone that reaches its highest concentration in proliferativ phase

30
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phase of reproductive cycle that begins after ovulation

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secretory phase

31
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ovarian hormone that reaches its highest concentration during secretory phase

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progesterone

32
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pituitary hormone that can be called ovulating hormone

33
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uterine wall begins to thicken during this phase

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proliferative phase

34
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egg released from ovary

35
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essential organs or gonads

A

ovaries & testes

36
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sex cells or gametes

A

ova (eggs) & sperm

37
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hormone producing cells in female

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granulosa cells (around follicle) & corpus luteum cells

38
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hormone producing cells for male

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interstitial cells

39
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duct systems female

A

2 uterine fallopian tubes
1 uterus
1 vagina

40
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duct systems for male

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vas deferens
urethra
epididymis

41
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external genitals female

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clit & vulva

42
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external genitals male

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penis & scrotum

43
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sex glands female

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4 vestibular glands
2 breasts

44
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sex glands make

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prostate
culpar gland
seminal vesicles

45
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female gamete

46
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fertilized ovum

47
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bulbourethral another name

A

Cowper gland

48
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accessory organ male

49
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testes surrounded by tough membrane

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tunica albuginea

50
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lie near septa and separate lobes

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interstitial cells

51
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sperm are found in walls of

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semineferous tubules

52
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undescended testicle is called

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cryptorchidism

53
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the structures that produces testosterone

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intersticial cells

54
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part of sperm contains genetic material

55
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not function of testosterone

A

does NOT protein catabolism

56
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section of the sperm that contains enzymes that enable it to break down the covering of the ovum and permit entry should contact occur

57
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descendent of testes occur at what age

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two months before birth

58
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make gonads

59
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semineferous tubules are continuously forming sperm at around what age

60
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female sex cell

61
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another name for testosterone

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masculinizing hormone
anabolic hormone

62
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vagina is

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accessory duct and internal structure

63
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mons pubis is

64
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vestibule

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external structure

65
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removed during circumcision

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prepuce or foreskin

66
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continuation of vas deference

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ejaculatory duct

67
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ovary gonads perform

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oogenesis & secrete sex hormones

68
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estrogen

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development of female & and secondary sexual characteristics

69
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progesterone

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acts with estrogen for menstural cycle at puberty

70
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drains alveoli

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lacteferous ducts

71
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secretes lubricating fluid

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bartholin glands

72
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essential organs of reproduction

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