Reproductive System Flashcards
What are the 4 functions of the Reproductive System?
- Production of Gametes
- Fertilization
- Development and Nourishment of a New Individual
- Reproduction of Reproductive Hormone
This is the process where a single cell divides twice to produce four cells containing half the original amount of genetic information.
Meiosis
This is the cell division for somatic cells (diploid cells).
Mitosis
This is the cell division for sex cells (gametes; haploid cells).
Meiosis
This reproductive system consist of testes, series of ducts (epididymis, vas deferens, and urethra), accessory glands (seminal vesicles, prostate gland, and bulbourethral gland), supporting structures (scrotum and penis).
Male Reproductive System
What are the 4 ducts in the male reproductive system?
- Epididymis
- Vas deferens
- Urethra
- Ejaculatory duct
What are the 3 accessory glands of the male reproductive system?
- Seminal vesicles
- Prostate gland
- Bulbourethral gland
What are the two supporting structures of the male reproductive system?
- Scrotum
- Penis
These are sac-like structures that contains the testes
Scrotum
What type of tissue does the scrotum have?
Loose connective tissue
Scrotum is divided into left and right by?
Septum
What is the term for the layer of smooth muscle of the scrotum that contracts when the environment is cold?
Dartos muscle
Other term for the septum of the scrotum?
Raphe
These are the male gonads
Testes
Size of testes?
4-5 cm
These are oval organs within each scrotum
Testes (Testis, singular)
This is responsible for making sperm and are also involved in producing a hormone called testosterone.
Testes
What hormone does the testes produce?
Testosterone
Also known as the sperm cells.
Spermatozoa
This is the site of sperm development.
Seminiferous tubules
These are interstitial cells that secrete testosterone
Leydig cells
This is the formation of sperm cells and occur in the seminiferous tubules.
Spermatogenesis
What are the 2 types of cells that the seminiferous tubules contain?
- Germ cell - sperm cells
- Sustentacular cells (Sertoli)
This is a cell from the seminiferous tubules that nourish germ cells and produce hormones.
Sustentacular cells or Sertoli cells
This is a coiled tube located in the posterior side of the testis and is divided into head, body, and tail.
Epididymis
This duct store sperm cell for maturation and transport it to vas deferens.
Epididymis
Fill in the blank:
The rete of testis empties in the 1.)__________ to the epididymis.
efferent ductules
This is the physiological changes spermatozoa must undergo in order to have the ability to penetrate and fertilize an egg.
Capacitation
This duct is 45 cm long and emerges from the epididymis and becomes associated with the blood vessels and nerves to form spermatic cord.
Ductus deferens / Vas deferens
What does the spermatic cord consists of?
Hint: 4
- Ductus deferens
- Testicular artery and vein
- Lymphatic vessels
- Testicular nerve
Fill in the blanks:
The walls of the Vas deferens contain smooth muscle which contracts in 1.)_________ waves to propel sperm cells from epididymis to 2.)__________.
- peristaltic
- ampulla
This is the part of the Vas deferens that has the widest diameter.
Ampulla
This is located between the bladder fundus and the rectum
Seminal vesicle
This produces a fluid (alkaline) that makes up majority of semen.
Seminal vesicle
This duct enters through the prostate gland and transports spermatozoa and fluids from the ampulla and seminal vesicles to the prostatic urethra.
Ejaculatory duct
This duct extends from the urinary bladder to the distal end of the penis.
Urethra
This is the male organ of copulation as it transfer sperm cells from male to female
Penis
This is the loose fold of skin that covers the glans penis.
Prepuce (foreskin)
This is the surgical removal of the prepuce.
Circumcision
This gland surrounds the urethra and two ejaculatory ducts and this produces the fluid that nourishes and transports sperm (seminal fluid)
Prostate gland
This contains 3 columns of erectile tissue
Penis
Bulbourethral gland is also known as?
Cowper’s Gland