Reproductive system Flashcards
1
Q
what are the gametes produced by male and female?
A
sperm cells and ova
2
Q
male and female gonads
A
testes and ovaries
3
Q
sex hormones
A
testosterone and estrogen and progesterone
4
Q
the 2 muscles of the scrotum
A
Dartos muscle and Cremaster muscle
5
Q
epididymis function
A
matures and stores sperm
6
Q
interstitial cells
A
found in the space within the coils of the seminiferous tubules, they produce and release testosterone.
7
Q
a small portion of testosterone gets converted to estrogen by?
A
the enzyme aromatase
8
Q
spermatogenesis
A
formation of sperm cells
9
Q
spermatogonia
A
stem cells that will become sperm cells
10
Q
nurse cell secretes inhibin which?
A
controls the rate of sperm production.
11
Q
4 parts of the sperm
A
nucleus, acrosomes. mitochondria, tail
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