Reproductive System Flashcards
Penis get supplied more blood
because of external factors
Erection
Space where vagina opens
posteriorly and urethra opens anteriorly
Vestibule
Attaches each ovary to
the posterior surface of the ligament
Mesovarium
inflammation of the urethra; caused by trauma, insertion of a nonsterile catheter, or sexual contact
Nongonococcal urethritis
Length of ejaculatory duct
2.5 cm
Length of testes
4-5 cm
Size of ovaries
2-3.5 cm long
and 1-1.5 cm wide
Seminal fluid and sperm cell
Semen
Found between the anus and vagina
Clinical perineum
Elevation over the symphysis pubis
Mons pubis
Lesions on the genitals
that progress into blisterlike areas making urination, sitting, and walking painful; caused by herpes simplex 2 virus
Genital herpes
Discharge of blood
Menstruation
Discharge of all secretion
Emission
Reduced secretion of testosterone
Erectile Dysfunction
Ligament on mesovarium to
body wall
Suspensory ligament
Enlargement of male
breasts
Gynecomastia
Attached to the side of the cervix
Fornix
The location of sperm cell development
Seminiferous tubules
Sperm cell final maturation location
Epididymis
Period of mild hemorrhage that
occurs approximately each month
Menses
Two rounded folds of skin
Labia majora
Most fertile days
12th to 13th day
Sac-shaped gland and secretes different substances like fructose
Seminal Vesicle
Cleft or space between labia majora
Pudendal cleft
How many sperm cells per mL
70 million
More sensitive during
sexual arousal
Bulb of vestibule
Muscle that responds in cold temperature
Dartos Muscle
It is where development of sperm cells (spermatid) takes place
Testes
Divide each testis into about 300-
400 lobules
Septa
Gametes of Male
Sperm cell
Fibrous connective tissue that surrounds the corpora cavernosa of the penis
Tunica albuginea
Contains sperm cells
Testes
True or false:
Head - immotile or not capable of reproduction
Tail - motile or capable of reproduction
True
Very contagious warts
from small growths to large cauliflower-like clusters; caused by viral infection
Genital warts
Occurs about 14 of a 28 day
menstrual cycle
Ovulation
What do you call the process of sperm cell development
Spermatogenesis
External opening of penis
External urethral orifice
Bulb of penis
Root of penis
Forms the border of each
side of the vestibule
Labia minora
Contains smooth muscle that
cause it to erect upon stimulation
Nipples
Formed when two labia minora
unite over the clitoris
Prepuce
Sac like structure that contains testes
Scrotum
Greenish-yellow discharge with a foul odor; caused by trichomonas
Trichomoniasis
Can be spread by sexual
contact that may cause children born to developmentally delayed; caused by bacterium treponema pallidum
Syphilis
Cause the enlargement of hymen
Strenuous exercise
Bacterial infection of the female pelvic organ; commonly caused by vaginal or uterine infection by the bacteria
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
Ultimately destroys the immune system and transmitted through intimate sexual contact; caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome (AIDS)
Joins seminal vesicle and ampulla
Ejaculatory duct
Exposed part after circumcision
Glans penis
Conceive the fetus and extends when baby is growing up
Uterus
Modified sweat glands
Mammary Glands
What do you call the irregular ridge
Raphe
Foreskin removed during circumcision
Prepuce
Walnut shaped gland
Prostate gland
Secretion of thick mucus with a PH: Alkaline
Bulbourethral gland
Between anterior and posterior
column
Rugae
Where oocytes located
Ovaries
Surround the opening of infundibulum
Fimbriae
Muscle that responds in hot temperature
Cremaster Muscle
Ducts and alveoli
Rudimentary Glandular system
Attaches superior
margin of the uterus
Ovarian ligament
Male organ of copulation
Penis
How many glandular lobes in mammary glands
15-20
Covers vaginal opening
Hymen
Passageway for both urine and male reproductive fluids
Urethra
Located in the anterior margin of
the vestibule; most sensitive for arousal
Clitoris
Pain and discharge from the penis; caused by bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Gonorrhea
Female organ of copulation
Allows menstrual flow and childbirth
Vagina
Gametes of Female
Egg cell
How long is menstrual cycle
28 days long
Forceful expulsion of semen
Ejaculation
Holds breasts in
place
Cooper ligaments
Vagina length
10 cm long
Substance produced if we don’t expose glans penis
Smegma
Gland for lubrication and neutralization
Bulbourethral Gland