Reproduction Flashcards
What is the path of sperm?
testicle, epidimis, vas deferens ampulla, ejaculatory duct
What is the role of the scrotum?
maintain temperature below body temp to keep sperm alive
Where do sperm develop?
seminerfous tubule
What 3 glands make fluid?
seminal vesicle
prostate glands
bulbourethral
What does bulbourethral gland fluid do?
Cleans spongy layer and lubricates
Where is testosterone produced?
Intersititial cells
Whatis the role of corpus spongiosum?
Tissue surrounding spongy urethra keeping it open for ejaculation
What are the uterine layers?
Endometrium
Myometrium
Perimetrium
What is the role of the endometrium?
Nourishes embryo, implantation occurs here
What is the myometirum?
Inner uterine layer, smooth muscle
What is the perimetrium?
Outer layer of uterine
What is the path of the oocyte?
Fimbriae, ovaduct, infundibrum, uterus
What catches the egg?
Fimbriae
Where do eggs grow?
follicles
When does ovulation occur?
when egg ruptures