Reproductive Flashcards
Fallopian tubes
Muscular tubes that propel the ova from the ovaries to the uterus.
Ovaries
Form and expel ova.
Secrete estrogen and progesterone.
Uterus
Muscular pear-shaped cavity in which the fetus develops. Menstruation occurs here.
Cervix
The internal opening of the cervix opens into the body of the uterine cavity. The cervical canal is located between the internal opening in the external opening. The external cervical opening opens into the vagina.
Vagina
Muscular tube that extends from the cervix to the vaginal opening in the perineum. Also known as the birth canal.
The penis structures include
The body or shaft glans penis and urethra
The primary functions of penis is
The pathway for urination and is organ for intercourse
The structures of the scrotum include
The testes the epididymis and the van deferens.
Scrotum temperature is
Slightly cooler than body temperature
Prostate gland
Secretes a milky alkaline fluid
The prostate gland enhances sperm movement and
Neutralizes acidic vaginal secretions
FSH and LH are released by the
Anterior pituitary gland
FSH and LH are
Ovarian hormones that produce changes in the ovaries and in the endometrium.
The average length of menstrual cycle is
28 days
The menstrual cycle is
Hey regularly recurring physiological change in the endometrium. That culminates in it shedding.
