reproductive a&p chapter 8

Question 1

testes

Answer 1

main sex gland lives in the scrotum

the outside body keeps sperm cooler

Question 2

scrotum

Answer 2

covered in reguae (sensitive)

Question 3

penis

Answer 3

erectile organ

gets engorged with blood

Question 4

spermatic cord

Answer 4

attaches testes to body

Question 5

seminiferous tubules

Answer 5

sperm produced and collected and transported to the epididymis

Question 6

vas deferens

Answer 6

musclar tube carries tube ejaculation duct

Question 7

prostate gland

Answer 7

walnut structure encapsulates urthrea

produces milky secretion from semen

Question 8

bulbourethral gland

Answer 8

secretion for semen peesize gland. secretes mucose fluid

Question 9

spermatogenesis

Answer 9

production of sperm

• begins around 16
• constantly being produced

Question 10

sperm maturation occurs in approxiamtely

Answer 10

70 days

Question 11

normal sperm count

Answer 11

100 million

Question 12

sterility

Answer 12

less than 20 million

Question 13

age related changes- male

Answer 13

• scrotum becomes more pendulous
• prostate becomes enlarged: urinary retention
• decreased sperm production: testosterone and progesterone levels decrease
• delayed arousal- after age 60 the sexual response time takes longer
• impotence: side effect from various medication & vascular problems

Question 14

vagina

Answer 14

muscular tube 3 in length connects ex organs

Question 15

uterus

Answer 15

upper part (fundus): curved
central region (body): fetus grows
cervix: dilates for delivery

Question 16

fallopian tubes

Answer 16

don’t attach to the ovary

Fabbri go over ovaries

Question 17

ovaries

Answer 17

ova all present at birth
400,000 in each
some dont mature

Question 18

boney pelvis and pelvic floor

Answer 18

work together to support pelvic organs

Question 19

mammary glands

Answer 19

fibrous/adipose tissue

lactation

Question 20

ovarian cycle two phase

Answer 20

follicular phase

luteal phase

Question 21

follicular phase

Answer 21

• day 1-14
• fsh and lh stimulate ova
• estrogen peaks

Question 22

luteal phase

Answer 22

• day 15-28
• increase blood flow to uterus
• shedding of linning
  + implantation/fertilization has not occured
  + known as menstural cycle

Question 23

sexual maturation

Answer 23

puberty (9-17)

• pelvis widens
• breast develop
• axillary/pubic hair

menarche

• puberty is complete
• onset of the menstrual cycle

Question 24

age-related changes in females

Answer 24

menopause

- meses has ceased > 12 months

Question 25

after menopause

Answer 25

pelvic muscles lose elasticity - sagging of internal organs resulting in prolapse vaginal membranes become dry - increase the risk for infection decrease estrogen - reduction of bone mass

Question 26

normal menstrual bleeding

Answer 26

- often irregular for 1 year - should regulate by 2nd year occurs about 14 days after ovulation: - length: 2-8 days - flow: 40-80 ml lost, color changes - mittelschmerz: sharp pain in RLQ, LLQ @ ovullation

Question 27

normal vaginal discharge

Answer 27

- environment is moist, warm, dark - defense - color: off white no odor