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R. System Flashcards

1
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Development of a child into a sexually mature young adult

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Puberty

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2
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Males produced sperm within testes, and female produced oocytes (eggs) within ovaries

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Gamete

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3
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First cell of a new human being

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Zygote

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4
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Produces sperm and male sex hormone androgens

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Testes

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5
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Testes do not descend

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Cryptorchidism

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6
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Where sperm produced by the testes are stored, site for sperm maturation

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Epididymis

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7
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Receives sperm from epididymis then transports them to an ejaculatory duct

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Vas deferens

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8
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Receives sperm from the vas deferens, and transports to the urethra

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Ejaculatory duct

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9
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Passes through the penis and transports sperm to the outside

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Urethra

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10
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The production of sperm

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Spermatogenesis

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11
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Packed with cells undergoing spermatogenesis

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Seminiferous tubules

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12
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Support, nourish, and regulate cells undergoing spermatogenesis

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Sustentacular (sertoli) cells

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13
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Stem cell for sperm production

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Spermatogonia

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14
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Replicated DNA (diploid)

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Primary spermatocytes

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15
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a round cell that results from the division of a primary spermatocyte during the first meiotic division

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Secondary spermatoctes

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16
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Mature sperm

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Spermatizoa

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17
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Contains enzymes needed to penetrate the oocyte

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Acrosome

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18
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Contributes nutrients and fluid to semen

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Seminal vesicle

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19
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Promote muscular contractions of the female genital tract that help draw sperm further into female

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Prostaglandins

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20
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Provides energy for sperm

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Fructose

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21
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Secretes a fluid that is thin, milky, and alkaline

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Prostate

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22
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Secretes mucus-like fluid, this fluid lubricates the end of the penis. Also neutralizes urine

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Bulbourethral

23
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Internal root that anchors it to the body wall

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Penis

24
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A males sexual response, tissues fills with blood

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Erection

25
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Erectile tissue does not expand enough to compress veins

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Erectile dysfunction

26
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Emission and explussion

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Orgasm

27
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Sperm enter the urethra from each ejaculatory duct

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Emission

28
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Once fluid is in the urethra, rhythmic muscle contractions cause seminal fluid to be expelled from penis in spurts

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Expulsion

29
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Does not bring about an erection

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Refractory period

30
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Causes pitutiary gland in the brain to make and secrete hormones

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Gonadotropin

31
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Stimulates gamete production in the male and female

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Follicle-stimulating hormone

32
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Stimulates sex hormone in male and female

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Luteinizing follicle

33
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Blocks gonadotropin hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone secretion when sperm production is too rapid

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Inhibin

34
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The testes produce several male sex hormones, which are called androgens

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Testosterone

35
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Develops at the time of puberty and visibly distinguish males from females

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Secondary sex characteristics

36
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Produces ova and the female sex hormones, estrogen and progesterone

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Ovaries

37
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Finger-like projections on the ends of the fallopian tubes closest to your ovaries

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Fimbriae

38
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Occurs as the embryo embeds in the uterine lining

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Implantation

39
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Inner lining of the uterus, provides nutrients needed for fetal development

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Endometrium

40
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Birth canal and organ of sexual intercourse in female

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Vagina

41
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Contains opening of the urethra and the vagina

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Vulva

42
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The production of an ovum, includes the process of meiosis

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oogenesis

43
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Fluid filled cavity in the ovary that contains a secondary oocyte and is ready to rupture and release the oocyte during ovulation

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Vesicular follicle

44
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A haploid cell that is produced during the process of oogenesis and is an immature form of an ovum

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Secondary oocyte

45
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Functions to hold discarded chromosomes

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Polar body

46
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Release of the secondary oocyte surrounded by a clear membrane and attached follicular cells

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Ovulation

47
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A follicle that has released its secondary oocyte, a gland-like structure

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Corpus luteum

48
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The remains of a corpus luteum is a white scar

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Corpus albicans

49
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Pregnancy that occurs outside of the uterus

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Ectopic pregnancy

50
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the organ in the lower body of a woman or female mammal where offspring are conceived and in which they gestate before birth; the womb

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Uterus

51
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Has sensory receptors that allow it to function as a sexually sensitive organ

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Clitoris

52
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Small droplets of fluid that seep into the vagina and lubricates it

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Bartholin gland

53
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Monthly series of events that involve the ovaries and uterus along with the hormones

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Menstrual cycle

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