Exam 4 Flashcards
Function of the Reproductive System
Produce offspring (continue the existence of the species)
Males and Females produce sperm
MALE
Get sperm to egg (oocyte) , ensure the survival of the offspring
MALE
Houses testes; temperature control
SCROTUM
provide nerve/blood
Spermatic cord
move testis to/from the body
Cremaster Muscle
Move testis to/from each other
Dartos Muscle
Produce sperm & hormones
Testis
Sperm production (meiosis); almost continuous from puberty to death. Approximately 300 million per day.
Seminiferous Tubule
Testosterone production
Leydig Cells
Inhibin Production
Sertoli Cells
Tube network to connect seminiferous tubule to epididymis
Rete Testis
Both mitotic and meiotic
Spermatogonia
conduct mitosis and one cell becomes primary spermatocyte (Meiotic)
Spermatogonia
Ends with two secondary spermatocytes
Meiosis I
Ends with four spermatids
Meiosis II
(In testis sperm formation) During movement into epididymis and during storage
spermatid tail develops forming sperm
Stores sperm, allows sperm to mature
EPididymis
Transport sperm from rete testis into head of epididymis
Efferent Ducts
Connects epididymis to Ejaculatory Duct; Transports sperm toward urethra
Vas Deferens
Junction of the vas deferens and seminal vesicle (located in the prostate gland)
Ejaculatory Duct
Accessory glands produce what???
Produce Semen
Produces 60% of semen (contains fructose; high pH)
Seminal vesicle
25% of semen (contains enzymes to maximize sperm mobility)
Prostate Gland