chapter 22: urinary and reproductve structures #2 Flashcards
kidney
regulates ecf variables
hilum
vessels, nerves, ureter enter and exit here
minor calyx
urine passageway
major calyx
urine passageway
renal pelvis
urine passageway
ureter
urine passageway
urinary bladder
temporary storage site for urine and urine passageway
adrenal glands
secrete hormones
ovaries
secrete estrogens and progesterone
produces oocytes
uterine tubes
- passageway for oocytes and sperm
- where fertilization usually occurs
infundibula
oocyte passageway
fimbriae
move oocytes into infundibula
uterus
where a new individual developes
passageway for menstrual fluid, sperm, and fetus
vagina
passageway for menstrual fluid and fetus
labia majora
homologus to scrotum
-protect structures they enclose
clitoris
homologus to penis
vaginal orifice
passageway for menstrual fluid and fetus
urethra
urine passageway
external urethral orifice
urine passageway
seminal glands
secretes a component of sperm
prostate gland
secretes a component of sperm
bulbourethral glands
secrete a mucus like substance that provides lubrication during intercourse
scrotum
regulates temperature of the testes
-part of external genitalia
testes
secrete testosterone
produce sperm
epididymes
sperm passageway and site of sperm maturation and storage
ducti deferentia
sperm passageway
urethra in men
urine and semen passageway
external urethral orifice in men
urine and semen passageway
penis
male organ of copulation
glans penis
tip of penis
prepus
removed during circumcision