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Chapter 28 Flashcards

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Seminiferous tubules

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Mile long

Sperm produce and mature

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Testicles

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Produce spermatozoa

Sex hormones

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Interstitial cells

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Spaces in between seminiferous tubules

Secrete testosterone and androgen

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Urethra

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For both urine and semen

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4
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Cyrptorchidism

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Testes do not descend into scrotal sac

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Seminal vesicles

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Secrete semen

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Prostate gland

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Contracts during ejaculation to expel semen through urethra

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Bulbourethral (cowpers) gland

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Secrete mucus to coat urethra to neutralize pH

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8
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Puberty

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10-12

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9
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Androgen

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From hypothalamus gland

Pituitary gland

Gonads

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10
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Testosterone

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Influences secondary sex characteristics

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11
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How long does it take sperm to mature

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Two months

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12
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Explain sperm parts

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Head has 23 chromosomes, head used to break through barrier

Middle is body and has mitochondria/energy

Tail is to steer

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13
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Emission

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Accumulation of sperm cells and secretion

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14
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Three major hormones men produce

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Androgen

Testosterone

Prostaglandin

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15
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Epididymis

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20 feet

Posterior surface of testes

Store sperm cells, they mature here

Tails formed here

16
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Vas deferens

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Transport sperm from epididymis to ejaculatory ducts

17
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Ejaculatory duct

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Empty into urethra

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