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Chapter 27: Male Reproductive System Flashcards

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gametes

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sex cells

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zygote

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fertilized egg

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male and female gametes combine their genes to form

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zygote

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parent producing sperm is considered

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male

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5
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parent with Y chromosome is

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male

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sperm aka

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spermatozoon

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embryo

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egg (ovum)

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parent producing eggs considered

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female

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primary sex organs (gonads)

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  • produce gametes
  • testes, ovaries
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secondary sex organs

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  • organs other than gonads that are necessary for reproduction
  • male: ducts, glands, penis delivers sperm cells
  • female: uterine tubes, uterus, vagina receiving sperm
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secondary sex characteristics

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  • features that distinguish the sexes and influence mate attraction
  • Develop at puberty
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secondary sex characteristics in both sexes

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  • Pubic and axillary hair
  • scent sweat glands (APOCRINE)
  • pitch of the voice
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male secondary sex characteristics

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  • Facial hair
  • coarse and visible hair on the torso and limbs
  • muscular physique
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female secondary sex characteristics

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  • Distribution of body fat
  • breast enlargement
  • finer, less body hair
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somatic cells

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  • 23 pairs of chromosomes (diploid)
  • 22 pairs of autosomes and 1 pair of sex chromosomes
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sex cells (gametes)

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  • 22 Chromosomes + 1 sex chromosome (haploid)
  • Males produce some Y-carrying sperm and some X-carrying sperm
  • All eggs carry the X chromosome
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Sex of child determined by

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male and type of sperm

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X-carrying sperm fertilizes the egg

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fetus will be female

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Y-carrying sperm fertilizes the egg

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fetus will me male

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Genital tubercle

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becomes the head (glans) of the penis or glans clitoris

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Pair of urogenital folds

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encloses male urethra helping to form the penis or forms the labia minora

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Pair of labioscrotal folds

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becomes either scrotum or labia major

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what happens by week 12 of pregnancy?

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either male or female genitalia are distinctly formed

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Male and female organs that develop from the same embryonic structure are

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homologous

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The descent of the testes begins as early as

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cryptorchidism

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  • undescended testes
  • about 3% of boys
27
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Internal median septum

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divides scrotum into right and left compartments

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Each compartment in the scrotum has

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one testis and spermatic cord

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Superficial inguinal ring

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inferior entrance to inguinal canal

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Deep inguinal ring

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superior exit to pelvic cavity

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Within scrotum, spermatic cord passes through strips of internal oblique muscle called the

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human testes reside in the

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scrotum and are adapted to its cooler temp

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sperm production temp must be held at

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about 35 degrees celsius

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cremaster role in regulating temp (heating)

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  • when its cold, cremaster contracts to hold testes closer to body
  • when warm, cremaster relaxes and testes further from body
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dartos fascia role in regulating temp (heating)

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smooth muscle contracts when cold

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The pampiniform plexus (Cooling)

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surrounds testicular artery; countercurrent blood flow removes heat from descending arterial blood, to be carried away by ascending venous blood

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endocrine glands in testes secrete

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testosterone and other androgens

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exocrine glands in testes secrete

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testis structure

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  • oval and slightly flattened
  • covered by tunica albuginea and tunica vaginalis
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tunica albuginea

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white fibrous capsule

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seminiferous tubules

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  • where sperm is produced
  • lined with a thick germinal epithelium
  • consists of nurse cells, interstitial cells, BTB
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interstitial endocrine cells

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  • produce testosterone
  • between seminiferous tubules
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nurse cells (supporting cells, Sertoli)

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  • protect germ cells, promote development
  • secrete androgen binding protein and inhibin which regulate sperm production
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blood-testis barrier (BTB)

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prevents antibodies and immune cells from attacking germ cells

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rete testis

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  • collects sperm from the tubules
  • Sperm flow with fluid secreted by nurse cells
  • Sperm do not swim while in the male reproductive tract (duct system)

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