Chapter 28 - Reproductive System Flashcards
Sexual maturation, anatomy of male and female systems, development and aging
What are gonads?
Primary reproductive organs
- Ovaries & testes
What are gametes?
Sex cells w/ haploid # of chromosomes
- oocytes & sperm
What are accessory reproductive organs/
Ducts that carry gametes from gonads to site of fertilization (female) or outside the body (male)
What is puberty?
Period when reproductive organs become fully functional & secondary sex characteristics become more prominent
How does puberty start?
Hypothalamus secretes GnRH which acts on endocrine cells in the anterior pituitary & stimulates them to release FSH and LH
GnRH
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
FSH
Follicle-stimulating hormone
LH
Luteinizing hormone
What is the perineum?
Diamond-shaped area between thighs
- pubic symphysis anteriorly
- ischial tuberosities laterally
- coccyx posteriorly
Urogenital triangle
Anterior
- urethral & vaginal orifices in females
- base of penis & scrotum in males
- muscles: ischiocavernosus, bulbospongiosus, superficial transverse perineal
Anal triangle
Posterior
- anus
- muscle: external anal sphincter
What is gametogenesis?
forming human sex cells (gametes)
Chromosomes
Human somatic body cells
- 23 pairs (46 total)
- 22 pairs of autosomes
- 1 pair sex chromosomes
What are autosomes?
Contain genes that code for cellular functions and determine characteristics (ex. eye & hair color, height, skin pigmentation)
Homologous Autosomes
Pai of matching autosomes
Diploid
State of cell containing pairs of homologous chromosomes (46)
Haploid
of chromosomes in a sperm or secondary oocyte (23)
Meiosis
Sex cell division that starts w/ diploid parent cell and produces haploid daughter cells (gametes)
- up to 4 genetically different daughter cells
Mitosis
- 2 genetically identical daughter cells
- diploid gametes
Interphase
- prior to meiosis
- DNA in each chromosome replicated (sister chromatids attached at centromere)
Meiosis I (reduction division)
- homologous pairs of replicated chromosomes separated when cell divides
Prophase I
- homologous replicated chromosomes in parent cell pair to form tetrad
- each tetrad exchanges genetic material (crossing over) to ensure genetic diversity
- ends w/ breakdown of nuclear envelope
Metaphase I
- spindle fibers formed by microtubules extend at opposite ends of cellnaph
Anaphase I
Pairs of chromosomes separate as they are pulled by the spindle fibers to ends of cell
Telophase I & Cytokinesis
- nuclear membrane reforms around chromosomes
- division of cytoplasm during cell division
Meiosis II
sister chromatids are separated and become single chromosomes in haploid cells
Prophase II
- nuclear envelope breaks down
- chromosomes collect together- no crossing over occurs
Metaphase II
- spindle fibers extend from centrioles
- replicated chromosomes align to form line along equator of cell
Anaphase II
- sister chromatids pulled apart at centromere
- renames single chromosome
Telophase II & Cytokinesis
- single chromosomes at opposite ends of cell
- nuclear membrane reform
- cytoplasm in both cells divide
Anterior Vesicouterine Pouch
space between urinary bladder and uterus
Rectouterine pouch
space between rectum and uterus
Female accessory organs
uterine tubes, uterus, vagina, external genitalia, mammary glands
Female primary organs
ovaries
What is the ovarian ligament?
Cord of fibrous connective tissue that anchors each ovary to the lateral wall of the uterus
What is the mesovarium?
Double fold of peritoneum, attached to each ovary at hilum
What is the suspensory ligament?
formed from connective tissue, attaches the lateral edge of each ovary and projects superolaterally to the pelvic wall
- houses ovarian blood vessels and nerves