Reproduction and Development (Unit B) Flashcards
Male external Reproductive system & roles (2)
Penis and Scrotum
Penis Parts (4)
- corpus cavernosum and corpus spongiosum tissues that fill with blood during ejaculation
- glans (nervous tip) covered by the foreskin
Male Reproduction internal parts (8)
- Testes
- Epididymis
- Vas Deferens
- Ejaculatory Duct
- Seminal Vesicles
- Prostate gland
- Cowpers gland
- Urethra
Scrotum
Sac of skin that contains the testes. (Relaxed=warm, contacted=cold)
Testes
Male gonads that produce sperm in seminiferous tubules and testosterone in interstitial cells
Epididymis
Coiled tubes posterior to testes where sperm is stored and matures (sperm can stay for months but if they are unused they get destroyed)
Vas Deferens
Smooth muscle tube that carries sperm to the ejaculatory duct
Vasectomy
Procedure to sterilize males where they cut and tie Vas Deferens
Seminal Vesicle
Produces 60% of ejaculation fluid to assist in reproduction (basic to neutralize vagina)
Ejaculatory Duct
connects Vas deferens and Seminal Vesicle and passes through prostate
Prostate
Produces 20% of ejaculation fluid (basic to neutralize urea to neutralize vagina)
Cowper’s Gland (Bulbourethral gland)
Small pair of glands along Urethra below prostate that secrete lubricant
Sperm Production
- Seminiferous tubules lined with spermatogonia (diploid) cells that produce spermatozoa (haploid) through meiosis (stimulated by FSH)
- Sertoli Cells nurture the developing sperm by supplying glucose, oxygen, and other nutrients
- Leydig (interstitial) Cells influenced by LH produce testosterone
Diploid
2N, 46 chromosomes
Haploid
1N, 23 chromosomes
Spermatozoa structure (4)
- Acrosome enzyme cap
- Head holding nucleus with DNA and 23 chromosomes
- Midpiece holding mitochondria
- tail propeller
External Female reproductive parts (3)
- Vulva
- Clitorus
- labia Majora and minora
Internal female reproductive parts (5)
- Vigina
- cervix
- Uterus
- Oviducts (fallopian tubes)
- Ovaries
Vulva
Entrance to virgina, made up of labia Majora and minora, clitorus, vaginal opening and ureal opening
Vigina
Acidic muscular canal that can elongate and widen (turns slightly alkaline during ovulation)
Cervix
divider between vagina and Uterus that produces mucus that can inhibit or help survival of sperm (dependant on menstrual cycle)
Uterus
Houses and nurtures developing fetus, where fertilized egg usually implants
Layers of Uterus
- Perimetrium (Base layer)
- myometrium (middle layer responsible for contractions)
- Endometrium (inner lining controlled my Endometrium that grows and sloughs off depending on menstrual cycle)
Oviduct (fallopian tube)
Allows egg to travel to uterus, where fertilization typically occurs
ectopic pregnancy
when a fertilized egg implants and develops in oviduct
Tube litigation
Female equivalent of vasectomy
Ovaries
Female gonads that produce eggs and female sex hormones, Estrogen and Progesterone
Estrogen
hormone responsible for secondary female sex characteristics, Produced by follicle and released by LH (Ex: wider hips, body fat, breasts)