Reproductive System Flashcards
Secondary sex organs make one attractive to the opposite sex.
false
What produces progesterone in the ovarian cycle?
corpus luteum
What causes an undifferentiated embryo to develop male reproductive organs?
y chromosome
What in the male is a homologous organ to the ovary in the female?
testes
Mullerian and Wolffian ducts are present in male and female undifferentiated embryos.
true
What hormone stimulates ovulation?
LH
In meiosis 1 and 2 in females what cell degenerates and dies?
polar body
One primary spermatocyte produces how many spermatids?
four
primary sex organs in the male
testes
____ contain the ductus deferens and neurovascular structures.
spermatic cords
The corpus luteum produces _____.
estrogen and progesterone
structures that support reproductive functions
secondary sex organs
small non-functioning structures produced by the 1st & 2nd meiotic divisions
polar bodies
____ are often culturally determined
secondary sex characteristics
scrotal muscle that pulls the scrotum toward the body
cremasteric
space between the uterus and the urinary bladder
vesicouterine pouch
coiled structures in the testes where spermatogenesis occurs
seminiferous tubules
cell division that produces gametes
meiosis
Fertilization usually occurs in the ___.
uterine tube
pituitary hormone that stimulates the ovarian cycle
FSH
The penile urethra passes through the ____.
corpus spongiosum
region of the uterus that extends into the vagina
cerix
ligament that covers the superior surface of the uterus, uterine tubes and ovaries and is continuous with the parietal peritoneum
broad
Interstitial cells in the testes produce ___.
testosterone
