male reproductive Flashcards
what is meiosis?
formation of gametes
how many sex chromosomes do we have?
23
Where does sperm production take place by cells with in tubules?
Seminiferous tubules
What secretes testosterone ?
Interstitial cells
Male path way
Epidedymis–Vas deferens–seminole vesicles–ejaculaory duct–prostate gland–empties into urethra
Male gonads also referred to as
spermatogenesis
What do accessory glands do?
added to sperm to make seamen
Whats the seminal vesicle do?
contains nutrients
Whats the prostate gland do?
activates swimming of sperm
What does bulbourethral gland do?
neutralizes and lubricates
Bulbourethral gland as known as ?
cowper’s gland
Whats the structure of sperm?
head, which carries the genetic information, a neck which contains enzymes that a sperm cell needs, and a tail which is a flagellum to propel the cell.
Ovaries known as the female gonads are also called __
oogenesis
Oviducts–fimbriae are–
finger like projections
what houses the embryo and fetus during pregnancy?
uterus