Chapter 28 Flashcards
Check all that are normal functions of the uterine tubes.
-Site for implantation of the pre-embryo
-Transport the oocyte to the uterus
-Site for fertilization
-Provide nourishment to the developing embryo
-Transport the oocyte to the uterus
-Site for fertilization
continuous with the uterine wall
uterine part
expanded region medial to infundibulum
ampulla
free, funnel-shaped lateral margin
infundibulum
extends medially from ampulla to uterus
Isthmus
True or False: Only ovaries produce gametes, while testes produce sperm.
False
Major part of the uterus
body
Narrow inferior portion
cervix
Broad, curved superior region
fundus
Put the stages of follicle development into the correct order, beginning with the earliest structure that develops.
1. antral follicle
2. Primary follicle
3. Corpus Luteum
4. Mature Follicle
5. corpus Albicans
6. Primordial follicle
7. Secondary follicle
6-2-7-1-4-3-5-
The segment of the uterine tube in which fertilization typically takes places is the
ampulla
Ovulation involves the release of the _____________ from a mature follicle.
secondary oocyte
True or False: Sperm require seminal fluid in order to survive in the acidic environment of the vagina.
true
Conducts sperm and seminal fluid to urethra
ejaculatory duct
Transports semen to outside of the body
urethra
Stores sperm until they are fully mature
epididymis
Contraction of muscularis moves the sperm
ductus (vas) deferens
Appearance of an individual’s genitalia
phenotypic sex
Sex of an individual based on chromosomes
genotypic sex
In the human male, the testes are housed within the _________.
scrotum
Put sperm development in order, beginning with the germ (stem) cell from which all sperm develop.
1. primary spermatocyte
2. spermatid
3. spermatogonia
4. spermatozoa
5. secondary spermatocyte
3-1-5-2-4
True or False: Males and females experience a marked decrease in gamete production after around age 60.
false
True or false: Spermatogenesis begins at birth in the human male.
false (puberty)
