Reproduction Flashcards

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a. male gonads - testes

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  1. inguinal canal
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b. seminiferous tubules

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  1. spermatogonia
  2. Sertoli cells
  3. interstitial cells (testosterone)
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c. epididymus

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a system of ductules emerging posteriorly from the testis that holds sperm during maturation and that forms a tangled mass before uniting into a single coiled duct which is continuous with the vas deferens

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d. vas deferens

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a sperm-carrying duct especially of a higher vertebrate that in the human male is a thick-walled tube about two feet (0.61 meters) long that begins at and is continuous with the tail of the epididymis and eventually joins the duct of the seminal vesicle to form the ejaculatory duct

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e. urethra

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a tube that connects the urinary bladder to the genitals for the removal of fluids from the body. In males, the urethra travels through the penis, and carries semen as well as urine.

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f. external genitalia

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penis and scrotum

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g. male accessory glands

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  1. seminal vesicles (amino acids, mucus, fructose, prostaglandins)
  2. prostate gland (alkaline pH)
  3. bulbourethral gland (Cowper’s)
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h. sperm cell

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  1. head, acrosome
  2. middle - mitochondria
  3. tail - flagellum
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a. gonads - ovaries

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  1. follicles

2. corpus luteum - progesterone

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b. Fallopian tubes

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v

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c. uterus

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v

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d. endometrium

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v

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e. cervix

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v

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f. mammary glands

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  1. hormonal control of milk production

estrogen — prolactin — oxytocin

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Reproductive Cycle of Female

a. menstrual cycle

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  1. proliferative phase (day 7-14)
  2. secretory phase (day 14-28)
  3. menstruation (day 1-7)
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Reproductive Cycle of Female

b.ovarian cycle

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  1. follicular phase (0-10 days)
  2. ovulatory phase (10-15 days)
  3. luteal phase (16-28 days)
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Hormonal Control of Female Cycles

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a. estrogen
b. progesterone
c. FSH
d. LH
e. human chorionic gonadotropin