reproduction Flashcards

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Asexual reproduction Benefits

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 energy efficient

 most successful in a stable environment

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Types of Asexual Reproduction

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Budding
part of parent’s body grows, detaches
 Fragmentation
 parent’s body breaks into pieces
 each piece can develop into new animal
 Parthenogenesis
 unfertilized egg develops into adult
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Sexual Reproduction Benefits

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genetic variety

 adaptive in unstable, changing environment

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 Testes (produce

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sperm and testosterone)

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testes are in the ________ and contain ________ _______ where ______________ takes place

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scrotum, seminiferous tubules, spermatogenesis (sperm production)

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(in the testes) Interstitial cells

 secrete_______ and Sertoli cells _____________

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testosterone ,nourishes sperm cells

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 Ejaculation of sperm pathway

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seminiferous tubules of the testis
 epididymis
 vas deferens
 ejaculatory duct
 urethra
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8
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Semen contains serrations from

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seminal vesicles and prostate

gland

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9
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3 columns of erectile tissue

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 2 cavernous bodies

 1 spongy body (surrounds urethra)

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 Head of the sperm consists of the nucleus and a cap ______ containing
________ that help the sperm penetratethe egg

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(acrosome). enzymes

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Ovaries produce

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gametes
 steroid hormones estrogen and
progesterone

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Fertilization takes place in

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oviducts

uterine tubes

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Endometrium

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epithelial lining of uterus

 thickens each month for possible pregnancy

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Cervix

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 lower part of uterus

 extends into the vagina

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Vulva

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 labia majora
 labia minora
 vestibule of the vagina
 clitoris
 mons pubis
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16
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prolactin stimulates _______

 oxytocin stimulates ____________ Estrogen stimulates _________

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milk production, ejection of milk from

alveoli into ducts, development of endometrium

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(Oogenesis) Follicle consists of

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 a primary oocyte

 granulosa cells surrounding it

18
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primary oocyte undergoes first meiotic

division, giving rise to

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secondary oocyte and

a polar body

19
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Corpus luteum

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 a temporary endocrine gland
 develops from part of follicle remaining in
ovary

20
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Without Fertilization

 Corpus luteum

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degenerates

21
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Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)

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secreted by membranes around embryo

 maintains the corpus luteum

22
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Early Human Development ceavage

 takes place

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s embryo is moved down the

oviduct

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Early Human Development  Blastocyst develops in

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the uterus

24
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The Placenta derives from

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embryonic chorion and maternal tissue

25
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First 2 to 3 months of pregnancy corpus luteum

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secretes large amounts of
estrogen and progesterone needed to
maintain pregnancy

26
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Parturition is

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The birth process
 Regulated by hormones
 estrogen
 oxytocin
 prostaglandins
27
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Labor
 Divided into three stages
 Baby is delivered during the

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2nd stage