Lecture 25-27: Reproductive System Flashcards
Sex organs in 5-week embryos
Undifferentiated; the genital tubercle, glans, urethral folds, labioscrotal swelling, and perineum start to develop.
Sex organs in 10-week embryos
Starting of differentiation in glans and urethral folds; perineum connected to anus. Not enough to tell the sex yet.
Sex organs right before birth in embryos
Have completely differentiated.
Hypospadias
Urethra not connected to bladder. Surgically fixed at birth.
Sex organs between 10 weeks and birth in males
The testes, epididymis, mesonephric duct (later the spermatocord), and prostate develop. Right before birth the testes descend into scrotum and prostate develops.
Müllerian duct
Degenerates in males after 10 weeks; becomes the fallopian tubes in females.
Sex organs in female right before birth.
Sex organs descend, but stay internal.
Hermaphroditism
Caused by abnormal chromosomes; results in a person having somewhat both sets of sex organs.
Sperm movement
Sperm and fluids go through tubules and ducts to the epididymis. There, the sperm mature and goes through the vas deferens to ejaculatory duct.
Scrotum
Means “bag”. It holds the testes; superficial fascia (dartos) contracts the scrotum to the body for warmth.
Cryptorchidism
Testes/testicles fail to descend. Can lead to sterility and testicular cancer. Can be corrected by surgery or hormone injection.
Spermatogensis
At puberty, spermatozoa begin to be made in the seminiferous tubules.
Cremaster
Involuntary muscle; pulls testes closer to the body for warmth.
Epididymis
Sperm, brought by efferent ducts into the epididymis. It matures for two weeks, increasing motility. The epididymis has smooth muscle to move sperm along.
Function of ejaculatroy duct
During ejaculation, sperm is pushed out into the urethra.
Functions of seminal vesicles
Secrete nutritive and protective fluids for the spermatozoa. The semen protects the sperm and levels the acidity of the vagina.
Cowper’s glands functions
Secrete an acid-neutralizing fluid for the urethra.
Chromosomes
Normally are 23.
Mitosis
When daughter cells divide with full chromosome sets. If they divide completely, the result is identical twins.
Diploid
Cell with two sets of chromosomes. Like somatic cells/normal body tissue.
Haploid
Cell with one set of chromosomes like germ cells.
Parts of the sperm
Sperm head (pierces egg); nucleus (w/ one set chromosomes); tail for propelling
Male-female analogs
Foreskin-prepuce Glans-clitoris Scrotal skin/hair-labia majora Prostate-Skene's glands Cowper's glands-Bartholin's glands
Parts of the vulva, aka pudendum
Prepuce; clitoris; labia majora (external skin folds); labia minora; vestibule
Labia majora and labia minora
Labia majora: “large lips”, are external skin folds
Labia minora: “small lips”, secrete oil
Parts of the vestibule
Hymen, vaginal orifice, external urethral orifice, Skene’s glands, Bartholin’s glands
Parts of internal genitalia (female)
Uterus, vagina, fallopian tubes, ovaries
Functions of the vagina
Receiver of spermatozoa; birth canal
Functions of the uterus
Takes sperm to the ovum; holds developing zygote