Chapter 28 Reproductive system Flashcards
Where is the corpus cavernosum, corpus spongiosum, seminal vesicle, bulbourethral gland
where is the membranous urethra
the part of the urethra before it enters the corpus spongiosum
where is the spongy urethra
the portion of the urethra within the corpus spongiosum
after leaving the urinary bladder which sections of the urethra does urine travel in order
prostatic urethra, membranous urethra, spongy urethra
smooth muscle that is responsible for the wrinkled appearance of the scrotum
Dartos muscles
what is the raphe
gods stitches
what muscles are responsible for the reflex where the testes are drawn closer or put further away from the body
cremaster muscles
what is a sperm stem cell calles
Spermatogonia
what is the plural for spermatogonia
spermatogonium
what is the effect of high levels of testosterone on GnRH FSH and LH
if there are high levels of testosterone then GnRH FSH and LH will all be reduced
what are the three layers of the uterus starting from the lumen of the uterus
Endometrium
myometrium
perimetrium
what does the seminal vesicle produce
F.P.F
Fructose
Prostaglandins
Fibrinogen
What does the prostate produce
citric acid
enzymes to clear route to ovum
what does the bulbourethral gland produce
alkaline mucus that protects the sperm in the urethra
what is the main role of estrogen and what cells is it released by
released by granulosa cells of the follicles and is responsible for secondary sex characteristics
