REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM (1) Flashcards
46 and 23 pairs
how many chromosomes and how many pairs
zygote
during fertilization, a sperm and an egg combine to form what
mitosis
- a type of duplication division in which a cell makes an exact copy of itself
- a process used for growth and repair of tissues
- used by body cells
meiosis
- a type of reduction division in which a cell halves the number of chromosomes
- a process used to form eggs and sperm
- used by gametes (sex cells)
scrotum
male part that responds to changing temps
testes
male part that house the seminiferous tubules and interstitial cells produce male sex hormones
seminiferous tubules
male part that produces sperm
epididymis
male part that stores sperm while they mature
vas deferens
male part that transport sperm to the urethra
seminal vesicles
male part that produce sugary alkaline fluid which buffers the sperm against acids in the female reproduction tract
prostate glad
male part that contributes a milky alkaline fluid to semen
bulbourethral glands
male part that secretes a slippery alkaline fluid which lubricates the urethral canal
has 23
how many chromosomes does sperm have
closed
is the male system open or closed
open oviduct to ovaries
is the female system open or closed