Quiz 3 Last year Flashcards
Antrum
fluid-filled cavity in follicle
Castration
removal of the testis
Hermaphrodite
organism possessing both male and female reproductive structures
Spermiogenesis
After meiosis
spermatids form to spermatozoa
Vasectomy
removal of all or part of the vas deferens
Acrosome
cap-like structure on the head of the sperm
releases enzymes important for fertilization
Describe the phenotype of
Adult wild type ovary
Will see follicles in all stages of development
Describe the phenotype of
Nobox knock out ovary
Describe the phenotype of
Gdf9 knock out ovary
will only see primordial to primary follicles
diagram the endocrine control of spermatogenesis
What structures that form the Blood-testis barrier
sertoli cells
blood vessel wall
basement membrane