MALE REPRODUCTIVE Flashcards
Site of _____ production is in the testes
Sperm
The primary reproductive organ (gonad) of the male is the _____
testes
The testes have a dual function of sperm production and _______ production
testosterone
S_____________ occurs in the 250m if the seminiferous tubule. Two cells are involved: germ cells and ________ cells
Spermatogenesis
Sertoli
Testosterone is produced in ______ cells in the presence of the __________ hormone
leydig
luteinzing
Sperm is developed in ___________ tubules
Seminiferous
__________ involves making lots of sperm - several mitoic division to build up numbers before meiosis starts
SpermATOgenesis
Spermatogenesis is the remodelling if the _________ to make ________
spermatids
spermatozoa
Sperm mature between semiferrous tubules > ______ and vas deferens and move along by ______ & _______
epididymis
peristalsis and cilia
The prostate gland surrounds the ______ and has _______ secretion
Urethra
Alkaline