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Reproductive Flashcards

1
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Testes are also called?

A

Gonads

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2
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How many testes?

A

2

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3
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Suspended in sac called?

A

Scrotum

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4
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Why located outside the body?

A

Temperature

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5
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Testes produce?

A

Sperm

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6
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Semen function?

A

Act as barrier
Help sperm travel
Keep sperm alive
Sterilize sperm

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7
Q

Difference in sperm and semen?

A

Sperm is a single cell

Semen is a mixture of stuff

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8
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Seminiferous tubules make?

A

Sperm

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9
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Male sex hormone?

A

Testosterone

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10
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Secondary sex characteristics of males?

A

Deep voice
Hair
Sex drive

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11
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Where does sperm go when it leaves the testes?

A

Epididymis

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12
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How long is the epididymis?

A

20 feet long

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13
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How long does it take sperm to mature?

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74 days

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14
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Vas Deferens starts and ends where?

A

Scrotum to bladder

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15
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Vans Deferens receive sperm from?

A

Epididymis

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16
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Two small tubes underneath Vans Deferens?

A

Seminal vesicles

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17
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What do Seminal vesicles produce?

A

Thick yellow rich in sugar fluid that provide nutrition

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18
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Vans Deferens and Seminal vesicle come together where?

A

Prostate gland

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19
Q

Seminal vesicle fluid makes up a large part of?

A

Semen

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20
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2 short tubes formed by Vans Deferens and Seminal vesicle?

A

Ejaculatory Duct

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21
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Ejaculatory ducts carry semen through the?

A

Prostate gland

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22
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Prostate gland located?

A

Below the bladder

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23
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Prostate gland produces?

A

Alkaline secretion to increase sperm motility

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24
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During ejaculation, the prostate gland?

A

Squeeze

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25
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Cowper gland location?

A

Below and behind prostate gland

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26
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Cowper glands secrete mucus fluid to?

A

Lubricant for sex

Decrease acidity of urine residue in urethra

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27
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Tube that extends from the bladder through the penis?

A

Lubricant for sex

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28
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Urethra carries?

A

Semen and urine

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29
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How long is the urethra?

A

6-8 inches

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30
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Enlarged structure on the end of the penis?

A

Glans

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31
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Glans can be covered by?

A

Foreskin

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32
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Penis is made of spongy?

A

Erectile tissue

  1. Corpus Cavernosa
  2. Corpus Spongiosum
33
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Function of penis

A

Reproduction

Eliminate waste

34
Q

What majors are in semen?

A 
Sperm
Fructose
Clotting factors
Prostaglandins
Spermine
35
Q

What enzyme is released to dissolve a path to penetrate the egg?

A

Acrosome

36
Q

Sperm nucleus does what?

A

Pull genetic material

37
Q

Mitochondria in sperm does what?

A

Produce ATP to sperm motility

38
Q

How many sperm count in the epididymis?

A

50-120 million sperm per ML

39
Q

< 20-25 million per ML = ?

A

Infertility

40
Q

Fructose produced by?

A

Seminal vesicle

41
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Fructose is a source of?

A

Energy

42
Q

Clotting factors produced by?

A

Seminal vesicle and prostate gland

43
Q

Semen clots like?

A

Blood

44
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Anticoagulant factors do what?

A

Help remove any clotting/blockage after ejaculation

45
Q

Prostaglandins produced by?

A

Prostate gland and seminal vesicles

46
Q

Prostaglandins stimulate?

A

Peristaltic contractions of the vagina

47
Q

Peristaltic contractions do what?

A

Pull semen into uterus

48
Q

Spermine function?

A

Base that reduces acidity

Increase survival rate of sperm

49
Q

Ejaculation initiated by?

A

Fight or flight/Sympathetic nervous system

50
Q

Sperm is viable for?

A

2 days

51
Q

Of the million sperm, how many get to the egg?

A

100

52
Q

Where are the ovaries located?

A

Abdominal cavity - end of fallopian tube

53
Q

Ovaries are attached to the uterus by?

A

Ligaments

54
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Ovaries contain thousand of small sacs called?

A

Follicles

55
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Ovaries produce what hormones?

A

Estrogen, Progesterone

56
Q

Secondary sex characteristic of ovaries?

A

Breast, hips widen

57
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Each follicle contains an immature?

A

egg

58
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Ovulation occurs every?

A

28 days

59
Q

Estrogen levels rising release the eggs and trigger?

A

Ovulation

60
Q

If eggs are not fertilized, what happens?

A

It will be waste with period blood

61
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Ovulation meaning?

A

Mature egg is released from mature follicle

62
Q

Unfertilized eggs is called?

A

Menstruation

63
Q

How many fallopian tubes?

A

2

64
Q

How long are fallopian tubes?

A

5 inches

65
Q

Fallopian tubes are attached to the upper part of?

A

Uterus

66
Q

Function of fallopian tubes?

A

Move ovum from ovary to uterus
Cilia and peristalsis
Site of fertilization

67
Q

Three parts to the uterus?

A

Fundus - round top part
Body -
Cervix - narrow part

68
Q

Function of uterus?

A

Organ of menstruation
Allow development and growth of the fetus
Contract during birth to aid in forcing baby out

69
Q

Key layer?

A

Endometrial

70
Q

If fertilization does not occur?

A

Menstruation

71
Q

Muscular tube that connects the cervix to?

A

Outside of body

72
Q

Function of vagina?

A

Passageway for baby, waste, sperm
Receives sperm and semen
Female organ of reproduction
Birth canal during delivery

73
Q

Two small glands of either side of the vagina inside?

A

Vulvovaginal Glands

74
Q

Secrete mucus for?

A

Lubrication

75
Q

Vulva is the collective name for?

A

Outside female genital

76
Q

Vulva includes?

A

Mons pubis - pad of fat covering pubic bone
Labia majora - outer folds (lips)
Labia minora - inner folds (smaller lips)
Perineum - area between the vagina to anus
Clitoris - erectile tissue

77
Q

What gland are breast?

A

Mammary

78
Q

Breast contain lobes that?

A

Come together at nipple to fill with milk

79
Q

Breast function?

A

Secrete milk - called lactation

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