Chapter 28: Reproductive System Flashcards
gametogenesis
forming sex cells
sex cells =
gametes
female gametes
secondary oocyte
male gametes
spermatozoan
mitosis
- somatic cell division
- diploid daughter cells
- no crossing over
mitosis produces
Two daughter cells genetically identical to the parent cell
meiosis
- sex cell division
- haploid daughter cells
- includes crossing over
meiosis produces
Four daughter cells are genetically different from the parent cell
oogenesis
maturation of a primary oocyte to secondary oocyte
- occurs in stages over the life of a female childhood
ovaries inactive with no
follicles developing
atresia
regression of primordial follicles (from original 1.5 million)
by puberty, only ____________ follicles remain in ovaries
400,000
mature eggs are called
secondary oocyte
release of a secondary oocyte from the ovary is called
ovulation
meiosis not completed until
fertilization
fusion of male gamete and female gamete produces a cell with the correct number of chromosomes
diploid; 46
menopause
- women cease reproductive cycle for 1 year
- usually around ages 45 to 55
- follicle maturation stops
perimenopause
the preliminary time of irregular cycles leading to menopause
during menopause ____________ and ___________ no longer secreted
progesterone and estrogen
average days of the reproductive cycle of females
28 days
menstrual flow
menses
day 1 =
menstrual flow
the phase of rebuilding the endometrium
proliferative phase
three phases of female reproduction
1- follicular
2- ovulation
3- luteal
follicular phase/menstrual phase
- days 1-13
the corpus luteum produces
progesterone
the mature follicle (cells of follicle) produces
estrogen
as the follicle matures, more
cells are made
ovulation
release of a mature egg from a follicle and ovary
an ovulated mature follicle
corpus luteum
FSH is highest prior to
ovulation
follicles grow because of
FSH
the corpus luteum is formed because of the hormone
LH
ovulation occurs around which day of the cycle
14
luteal phase
progesterone release and significant growth in the uterus
what hormones are you lacking during menstruation
estrogen and progesterone
lactation
release of breast milk (proteins, fats, lactose)
- start to produce lactation after giving birth
lactation occurs in response to __________ and __________ stimuli
internal (hormones), external (exteroceptors- touch, sound, smell)
prolactin
produced from the anterior pituitary and responsible for milk production
oxytocin
produced by the hypothalamus and released by the posterior pituitary
- causes milk ejection
LH stimulates interstitial cells of Leydig to secrete
testosterone
FSH keeps
testosterone levels high in the testes
FSH will also target
sustentacular cells
spermatogenesis
process of sperm development in seminiferous tubules
- begins during puberty (FSH and LH)
female gametogenesis
- single viable secondary oocyte produced in females
- female oocytes arrested in meiosis prior to birth
- only able to reproduce till menopause
male gametogenesis
- 4 sperm produced in males in a singluar spermatocyte
- male spermatogonia start spermatogenesis at puberty
- male spermatocytes produced throughout male’s adult life
semen
ejaculate during intercourse
- 200 to 500 million spermatazoa
transit time from seminiferous tubules to ejaculate is about
2 weeks
male climacteric (Andropause)
- men with decreased testosterone levels in 50s
- prostate enlargement
- erectile dysfunction and impotence
BPH
benign prostatic hypertrophy
benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)
prostate enlargement