Exam Flashcards
Epididymis:
Tube connecting efferent ducts to vas deferens
Three functions of the male reproductive system:
Production of androgens, production storage and nourishment of male gametes, introduce gametes into female reproductive tract
Bulbourethral gland functions:
Attached to urethra, not obstructed by prostate, secretes pre ejaculate to neutralise trace urine and lubricate passage for spermatozoa
Seminal vesicles
Secrete fluid that makes up 50-70% of semen.
Vas deferens:
Peristalsis during ejaculation propels sperm into urethra, collecting fluids from seminal vesicle and prostate.
Prostate:
Secretes alkaline, milky fluid. Sperm have longer lifespans and motility in prostate secretions.
Testes suspended from:
Spermatic cord
Site of spermatogenesis:
Seminiferous tubules
Spermatogenesis cycle:
Wall of tubule contains Sertoli cells (nutrients): mitosis, meiosis 1, meiosis 2, early and late spermatids, spermatozoa, lumen.
Spermiogenesis:
Spermatids mature into spermatozoa
Leydig cells secrete:
Androgenic steroids
Inhibin secreted by:
Sertoli cells
Vas deferens enters abdominal cavity through:
Inguinal canal
Oogenesis:
Mitosis (completed before birth), meiosis 1 (begins before birth, completes after puberty), meiosis 2 (as released oocyte), meiosis 2 occurs if fertilisation occurs
Female hormonal control. Hypothalamus releases:
GnRH
Ovaries release:
Progesterone, oestrogen and inhibin
FSH:
Stimulates growth of follicles, promotes ovaries to secrete oestrogen, promotors secretion of inhibin by ovaries
Ovulation caused by:
Spike in LH
Formation of corpus luteum caused by:
LH
Corpus luteum secretes:
Progesterone
Progesterone prepares body for:
Pregnancy
The Pill inhibits:
GnRH
Phagocyte examples:
Monocytes in blood, tissue macrophages, neutrophils in blood
Hypothalamus produces _______ hormones:
Releasing hormones
Hypothalamus hormones (x1-7)
GnRH, TRH, PRF, PRIF, CRH, GHRH, SS
Posterior pituitary hormones:
ADH, oxytocin
Anterior pituitary hormones (x3-6):
TSH, LH, FSH, GH (growth hormone), PRL (prolactin), ACTH
Oxytocin (posterior pituitary) to:
Uterine muscles and mammary glands
ADH (posterior) to:
Kidney tubules
ACTH (anterior pituitary) to:
Adrenal cortex
Growth hormone (anterior pituitary):
Entire body
Prolactin (anterior pituitary) to:
Mammary glands
Endorphins from the _________ go to the _________:
Anterior pituitary to pain receptors in the brain
T3/T4 secreted from:
Follicular cavities
TSH stimulates breakdown of _______ into _____ and _____
Thyroglobulin into T4 and T3
Calcitonin produced:
By C cells in thyroid
Calcitonin lowers:
Calcium and phosphate levels in blood
Steroid hormones (x3):
Mineralcorticoids, glucocorticoids, sex steroids
Example of mineralcorticoid:
Aldosterone
Example of glucocorticoids:
Cortisone
PNS:
Peripheral nervous system
PNS contains:
Cranial nerves, spinal nerves
CNS comprised of:
Brain, spinal cord
Somatic nervous system comprised of:
Motor - skeletal muscle, sensory
Autonomic comprised of:
Sympathetic, parasympathetic
Components of cerebrum:
Frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital lobes