Gamete production and fertilisation Flashcards
Site of gamete production in males
Testes
Male gamete
Sperm
Where is sperm produced
seminiferous tubules
Where is testosterone produced
Interstitial cells
Sperm are…
Motile however need fluid to swim in
Prostate gland and seminal vesicles produce
Fluid which provides sperm with energy to swim and maintains mobility and viability of sperm as it swims towards oviduct
female gamete
ovum - plural ova
ova are produced where?
ovaries
Ovaries contain?
Immature ova at various stages of development
Each ova is protected by what?
A follice
Follice
Fluid-filled sac which surrounds it and releases hormones
Each ovary is connected to uterus by what?
Oviduct
Oviduct is lined with what
Ciliated cells (waft ovum along inside of oviduct to uterus each month)
Ova and sperm fertilise to make what?
Zygote
Fertilisation
Fusion of nucleus of male and female gamete, producing new cell called zygote - this then matures to an embryo
