Reproductive

Question 1

what is the function of the reproductive system

Answer 1

produce gametes(offspring)

Question 2

what does meiosis result in

Answer 2

4 1n gametes(daughter cells)

Question 3

what does meiosis start with

Answer 3

2n mother cell

Question 4

how big are female gametes and what does that mean

Answer 4

large cells, females have larger investment

Question 5

how big are male gametes and what does that mean

Answer 5

very small, males have smaller investment

Question 6

what occurs in the male testes

Answer 6

spermatogenesis

Question 7

what is the process of production of sperm

Answer 7

lobule, seminiferous tubule, rete testis, epiddymis, body cavity

Question 8

what does spermatogenesis result in

Answer 8

gametes with acromosme, nucleus, midpiece, and tail

Question 9

what is the process of spermatogenesis

Answer 9

spermatogonia, meiosis 1, meiosis 2, spermatids, spermatid, spermatozoa

Question 10

what does semen consist of

Answer 10

sperm plus glandular secretions

Question 11

what is beneficial about the glandular secretions

Answer 11

they assist in reaching the female tract

Question 12

what does the seminal vesicle secrete

Answer 12

alakline pH and fructose

Question 13

what does prostate gland secrete

Answer 13

nutrients

Question 14

what does bulbourethral gland secrete

Answer 14

mucus

Question 15

what is the lifespan of sperm

Answer 15

72 hours

Question 16

what is gamete production in females

Answer 16

oogenesis

Question 17

when does the selection process start in females

Answer 17

puberty, but born with all potential oocytes

Question 18

developing egg cells

Answer 18

oocytes

Question 19

what occurs mostly in the ovary

Answer 19

oogenesis

Question 20

what is the smooth muscle, majority of uterus

Answer 20

myometrium

Question 21

sloughed off during menstration

Answer 21

endometrium

Question 22

implantation occurs anywhere except uterus

Answer 22

eptopic pregnancy

Question 23

oocyte and surrounding cells

Answer 23

follicles

Question 24

what are the first stages of follicles and oocyte

Answer 24

primary oocyte and primary follicles

Question 25

what are the second stages of follicles and oocytes(and when does it occur)

Answer 25

2nd oocyte and granulosa cells | occurs about seven days in

Question 26

what do granulosa cells do and what are they

Answer 26

they make estrogen and are the cells that surround and nurture the oocyte

Question 27

what is the third stage of follicles and oocytes and when does it occur

Answer 27

late secondary oocyte with pocket antrum and vesicular follicle (Graffian) occurs about 10-14 days in

Question 28

what is the fourth state of follicle and oocyte and when does it occur

Answer 28

ovulate | occurs around 14 days

Question 29

what occurs 15-22 days in the female cycle

Answer 29

corpus luteum forms and degenerates

Question 30

what does corpus luteum secrete

Answer 30

progesterone

Question 31

what is sex hormone production regulated by

Answer 31

the hypothalamus and anterior pituitary

Question 32

what is the broad scheme of reproduction hormones

Answer 32

hypothalamic, anterior pituitary, gonadal axis

Question 33

what controls the metabolic rate

Answer 33

thyroid

Question 34

what hormone does hypothalamic release

Answer 34

Gonadotropic releasing hormone (GnRH)

Question 35

what hormone does anterior pituitary release

Answer 35

follicle stimulating and lutenizing hormones

Question 36

do the hormones do the same general things in males and females

Answer 36

yes

Question 37

what does GnRH signal

Answer 37

anterior pituitary

Question 38

what does FSH promote

Answer 38

gamete development

Question 39

what does LH stimulate

Answer 39

gonad to make sex steroids

Question 40

what type of hormones are GnRH and FSH and LH

Answer 40

amino acid based

Question 41

what does lutenizing hormone do in males

Answer 41

takes interstial cells and stimulates testosterone

Question 42

what slows down production of testosterone if high(prevents excessive production) constant loop to keep at controlled level

Answer 42

negative feedback system

Question 43

where does the follicle SH go

Answer 43

sustentacular cell

Question 44

what activates spermatogenesis and is activated by FSH

Answer 44

androgen binding protein

Question 45

what does andro mean

Answer 45

male

Question 46

what part of the follicle produces estrogen

Answer 46

granulosa cells

Question 47

what does the uterine cycle prepare for

Answer 47

implantation of an embryo

Question 48

what occurs on day one of uterine cycle

Answer 48

menstrual flow begin, endometrium sloughs off

Question 49

describe the menstralphase

Answer 49

days 1-5 | functional layer is sloughed off

Question 50

describe the proliferative phase

Answer 50

days 6-13 | making endometrium

Question 51

describe the secretory phase

Answer 51

days 15-28 | prepare the endometrium to be sloughed off

Question 52

what are the six stages of the ovarian cycle

Answer 52

1)primary follicle 2)secondary follicle 3)vesicular follicle 4)ovulation 5)corpus luteum 6)degenerating corpus luteum

Question 53

what are the hormone levels like during the menstral phase

Answer 53

low hormone levels

Question 54

what hormone increases during proliferation

Answer 54

estrogen

Question 55

up until day 12, estrogen does what

Answer 55

inhibits anterior pituitary (negative feedback)

Question 56

days 12-14 estrogen does what and what hormones spike

Answer 56

it stimulates anterior pituitary (positive feedback) | spike in LH and FSH

Question 57

what do a spike in LH and FSH cause

Answer 57

ovulation

Question 58

days 15-22 what causes the corpus luteum to be formed and make progesterone

Answer 58

LH

Question 59

if pregnancy occurs, what hormone level continues to increase

Answer 59

progesterone

Question 60

in females what does FSH stimulate

Answer 60

oocyte development

Question 61

in females what does LH stimulate

Answer 61

estrogen production