reproductive system Flashcards
gametes
males: sperms
females: eggs
gonads
males: testes
females: ovaries
where does spermatogenesis take place?
inside the seminiferus tubules
where do sperms learn to swim
epididymis
cells involved
spermatogonia
leydig
sertoli
spermatogonia
cells that become sperms
leydig
produce sexual hormones
sertoli
help and support spermatogenesis
sperm head
contains the nucleus
acrosome
covers the head and contains enzymes needed to penetrate the egg
middle piece
contain mitochondria, which provides energy for the movement of the tail
tail
provides the swimming movement
conducts
epidymis
vas deference
ejaculatory ducts
urethra
glands
semifinal vesicles
prostate gland
Cowper fluid
semifinal vesicles
produce a sugar rich fluid