REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM (1) Flashcards

1
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46 and 23 pairs

A

how many chromosomes and how many pairs

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2
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zygote

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during fertilization, a sperm and an egg combine to form what

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3
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mitosis

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  • 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
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4
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meiosis

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  • 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)
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5
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scrotum

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male part that responds to changing temps

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6
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testes

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male part that house the seminiferous tubules and interstitial cells produce male sex hormones

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7
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seminiferous tubules

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male part that produces sperm

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8
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epididymis

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male part that stores sperm while they mature

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9
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vas deferens

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male part that transport sperm to the urethra

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10
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seminal vesicles

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male part that produce sugary alkaline fluid which buffers the sperm against acids in the female reproduction tract

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11
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prostate glad

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male part that contributes a milky alkaline fluid to semen

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12
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bulbourethral glands

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male part that secretes a slippery alkaline fluid which lubricates the urethral canal

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13
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has 23

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how many chromosomes does sperm have

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14
Q

closed

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is the male system open or closed

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15
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open oviduct to ovaries

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is the female system open or closed

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16
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ovaries

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a female part that produces ova and female sex hormones

17
Q

oviducts

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a female part where fertilization usually occurs

18
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uterus

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a female part where the fetus develops, lined with the endometrium

19
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cervix

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a female part that dilates to let the fetus pass thru

20
Q

vagina

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female part that the birth canal and copulatory organ of the female–acidic

21
Q

in vitro fertilization (IVF)

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conception occurs in laboratory glassware

22
Q

gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT)

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eggs and sperm are placed in the oviducts immediately after they have been brought together

23
Q

viral diseases

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cannot be treated with antibiotics, but there are some antivirals

  • HIV
  • genital warts
  • genital herpes
  • hepatitis
24
Q

bacterial diseases

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can be treated with antibiotics

  • chlamydia
  • gonorrhea
  • syphilis
25
Q

pap smear

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swab cervix (lays between vagina and uterus)