Reproductive system Flashcards
round ligament
green: ovarian ligament
Pink: broad ligament
blue: fundus
black: fimbriae of uterine tube
corpus spongiosum
Spongy tissue that fills with blood during arousal, maintains an open urethra to allow sperm ejaculation from body
corpus cavernosium
Spongy tissue that fills with blood during arousal to form an erect penis suitable for delivery of sperm into female
seminal vesicle
Produces ~60% of semen volume, contains chemicals needed to mobilize sperm and make female duct environment suitable for sperm
yellow: prostate gland
Black: ductus (vas) deferens
red: corpus carvernosum
orange: corpus spongiosum
Blue: epididymis
green: seminal vesicle
ovarian cycle
The repeating process of follicle development, ovulation and corpus luteum formation
uterine cycle
The uterine cycle describes a series of changes that occur to the lining of the uterus, or endometrium, during a typical menstrual cycle.
In the female, what cells bind FSH & LH?
Follicle cells of ovary, egg cells also binds LH,
In the female, what cells bind estrogen?
uterine lining, mammary glands, brain, muscle, bone…lots of cells!!
follicle cells
The cells that surround eggs and secrete estrogen and progesterone
In male what cells do FSH & LH bind to>
FSH: Sertoli cells
LH: Interstitial cells
c: seminiferous tubule
a is more mature, b is less mature
