REPRODUCTIVE: Flashcards
The male and female sex organs
testes and ovaries
two functions
Production of gametes and hormones (control of pituitary gland)
Where is the spermatozoa developed?
within the seminiferous tubules of the testis
What cells produce testosterone?
interstitial cells
Testosterone’s influence:
sperm cell development
male secondary sex characteristics (hair)
where are the sperm’s stored?
epididymis
The pathway of ejaculation
vas deferans, ejaculatory duct, and urethra
glands that produce the transport medium/semen are
bulbourethral gland, prostate gland, and seminal vesicles
The two anterior pituitary hormones that control testicular activity are
LH, which stimulate the interstitial cells to produce testosterone
FSH, regulate sperm production
each month under the influence of what hormone, leads to ripen eggs within the ovarian follicle cycle
FSH
What is produced by the follicle, initiates the preparation of the endometrium of the uterus for pregnancy.
estrogen
Day 14, starts the surge of what hormone, which stimulates ovulation and the conversion of the follicle to corpus luteum
LH
The corpus luteum secretes the hormones ????? and ????? which further stimulate the development of the endometriuml
progesterone and estrogen