Conception Flashcards

1
Q

What are the 4 steps to the sexual response cycle ?

A

Excitement
Plateau
Orgasm
Resolution

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2
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What phase of sexual response cycle :
heightened sexual awareness/arousal and blood flow to erectile tissues; vaginal and bartholins gland secretions lubricate the female; male scrotum tightens and male secretes a lubricating fluid

A

Excitement

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3
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What phase of sexual response cycle :
Intensification of excitement phase responses , plus body responses

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Plateau

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4
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What phase of sexual response cycle :
Male ejaculates semen; feeling of intense pleasure for sexual partners; females may go under multiple in succession

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Orgasm

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5
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What phase of sexual response cycle :
Genitalia and body systems return to pre-arousal state; general feeling of relaxation ; refractory period for males to repeat the cycle

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Resolution

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6
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______ is the hardening of the normally flaccid penis to permit its entry into the vagina

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Erection

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7
Q

Ejaculation :
___ phase: emptying of stern and accessory sex gland secretions into the urethra

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Emission

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8
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Ejaculation:
___ phase : forceful expulsion of semen from the penis

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Expulsion

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9
Q

Is reaction a spinal reflex ?

A

Yes

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10
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Spinal reflex ice dilation of the penile articles ; non adrenergic neurons release ____ to relax the arterioles and blood enters the erect tissue

A

Nitric oxide

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11
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Erection:
Cavernous all arteries _____; engorging corporal tissue with blood

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Dilate

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12
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Erection:
Engorging causes corporal tissue to ____ erecting the penis

A

Swell

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13
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Erection:
Engorged corporal tissue compresses penile ___ and venues, maintaining erection

A

Veins

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14
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Venous compression is another word for ___

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Vasocongestion

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15
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Venous congestion occurs in the vascular component of an erection to ______

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Trap blood, enhance erection

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16
Q

Corpus _______;
- open system
- High flow
- low pressure
- does not impinge on urethra

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Spongiosum

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17
Q

Corpus _____
- closed system
- outflow obstructed
- low flow
- high pressure

A

Cavernosum

18
Q

The corpus spongiosum surrounds the ____

19
Q

Erection and ejaculation are mediated by ___ reflexes

20
Q

____ at the bladder neck of penis contracts to prevent retrograde ejaculation and to prevent urine from being mixed with semen

21
Q

The sphincter at the bladder neck of penis contracts to prevent :
1. _____
2. ____

A

Retrograde ejaculation
Urine mixing with semen

22
Q

Ejaculation (emission) :
Sympathetic control leads to sequential contractions of smooth muscles of the reproductive tract and accessory glands to deliver the following into the _______

A

Posterior urethra

23
Q

Ejaculation (emission) :
1. _____ delivers fluid
2. Epididymis and vas deferens deliver ______
3. _____ delivers fluid ( all combined = ______)

A

Prostate gland
Spermatozoa
Seminal vesicles
Semen

24
Q

Ejaculation (expulsion) :
Urethra filling with semen trigger ____ impulses that activate skeletal muscles at the base of the penis

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Ejaculation (expulsion) : Rhythmic contractions increase the system pressure, leading to forcible expulsion of semen outside of the body via the ____
Urethra
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Ejaculation (expulsion) : Average semen column depends on _____ period ; ___-___ mL of semen, many million of ___ per mL
Abstinence 1.5-6 Sperm
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Ejaculation (expulsion) : If male ejaculation occurs during sexual intercourse with female that have recently ovulated , oocyte fertilization by a single spermatozoan and pairing of the haploid genomes to form a diploid zygote is the moment of _____
Conception
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The ___ is the site of fertilization ; must occur within ___hours of ovulation
Oviduct / Fallopian tube 24
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In the female: semen is temporarily ____ to remain in the vagina and then liquifies to release the ___
Clotted Sperm
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Fertilization : Spermatozoa undergo an enhanced maturation process called ________ in the female reproductive tract ; they exhibit hyper-motility and become competent to fertilize n ovum
Capacitation
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Fertilization : Spermatozoa are also propelled to the oviduct by _____ of the female reproductive tract
Contractions
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Do many or few spermatozoa reach the ovum ?
Few
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Physical binding of sperm head with zone pellucida (ZP) leads to the ______ reaction and across all enzymes are released to drill through the ZP
Acrosome
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What kind of structures are released to drill through the zone pellucida of ovum ?
Acrosomal enzymes
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One spermatozoan is successful at penetrating ovum and fuses its plasma membrane with the oocyte membrane ; spermatozoa ____ is released into the cytoplasm
Nucleus
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Sperm fusion with oocyte triggers ____ signalling cascade in the oocyte cytoplasm
Ca2+
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Sperm fusion triggers Ca2+ signalling cascade in oocyte cytoplasm : 1. Triggers completion of ___ 2. Releases ______ into space between membrane and ZP, inactivates ZP binding proteins
M2 Cortical granules
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Within an hour , the oocyte and spermatozoa nuclei fuse to form a ____ _____= conception
Diploid zygote
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Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) : ____________ 1. collection of ovulated oocytes and semen 2. Fertilization in lab 3. Monitor and implant in uterus
In vitro fertilization
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Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) : ____________ - direct injection of spermatozoan nucleus into isolate M2 oocyte
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection
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Describe in vitro fertilization
1. collection of ovulated oocytes and semen 2. Fertilization in lab 3. Monitor and implant in uterus
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Describe intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Direct injection of spermatozoan into oocyte in m2