Gamete Production & Fertilisation Flashcards
Which organ are the seminiferous tubules and interstitial cells found in
Testes
What is puberty
The development process that is initiated by a releaser hormone from the hypothalamus
What substance lines the passage between the vagina and the uterus
Cervical mucus
What are seminiferous tubules
The structures in the testes where sperm cells are produced
What structure produces a releaser hormone to stimulate the pituitary gland
Hypothalamus
What event triggers ovulation
LH surge
What hormone is produced by interstitial cells
Testosterone
What is a releaser hormone
Produced by hypothalamus to stimulate the pituitary gland
What event is triggered by the LH surge to finish the follicular phase
Ovulation
What type of cell produces testosterone
Interstitial cell
What can the pituitary gland do
Release FSH, LH and ICSH into the bloodstream
