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1
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Consist of primary and secondary sex organs and sex glands

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Reproductive System

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To perpetrate the species through sexual or germ cell fertilization and reproduction

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Reproductive system

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Is a pouch of skin suspended from the perineal area and divided into two sacks

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Scrotum

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4
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Each sacs contains _________ and ___________

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Testicle and epididymis

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5
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The scrotal tissue contracts in the absence of ___________

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Sufficient heat

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6
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Runs the length of the penis from the bladder to the meatus

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Uretha

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7
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The flaccid penis fills with _______ during arousal, Causing an erection and allowing for the function of copulation/intercourse

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Blood

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A lubricant, ________, is produced under the prepuce on the penis

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Smegma

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It covers the glands or head that is filled with nerve endings

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Foreskin

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The oval shape testes are located in the __________________

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Scrotum

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Each oval shape does testes or epididymis are divided into_________

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250 lobules

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Coiled within the lobure are_______________where the sperm are formed

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Seminiferous tubes

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13
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Mature sperm are stored in the______

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Epididymis

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14
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A tube 13 to 20 feet in length, coiled and lying on the side of each testicle

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Epididymis

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Covering the head of the sperm that contains enzymes that help it penetrate the ova

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Acrosome

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16
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Supplies energy for the sperm

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Midpiece

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17
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The tail or__________provide motility

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Flagellum

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18
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Sperm carry either an___or___chromosome

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X or Y

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19
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Our muscular tubes transporting sperm from the Epididymis to the seminal vesicles

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Vas deferens

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The _________ produce a slightly alkaline Fluid that mixes with the sperm and becomes part of the semen ejaculated it during the male orgasm

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Seminal vesicles

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21
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It protects the sperm from the acidity of the urethra

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Seminal vesicles

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22
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Also Secretes an alkaline fluid that mixes with the sperm as part of the semen

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Prostrate Gland

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23
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Produce another mucous Alkaline secretion in the urethra excreted from the glands just before the ejaculation

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Cowper’s/ bulbourethral glands

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24
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Produces sperm cells

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testis

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25
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Sack of the skin that holds the testis

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Scrotum

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26
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Deposits sperm into the vagina during mating

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Penis

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27
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Vas deferens

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Carries sperm from testes to urethra

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28
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Urethra

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Carries sperm and urine out of the body

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29
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Secretes a fluid that makes up most of the components of the semen

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Seminal vesicle

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30
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Prostate gland

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Secretes a slightly alkaline milky fluid that is discharged as part of the semen

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Bulbourethral gland

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Secretes a thick and clear mucus that lubricates and neutralize that any trace of acidic urine in the urethra

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32
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  • Sympathetic fibers innervate smooth muscle of ductus deferens
    -Produces forceful peristaltic contractions of smooth muscle of the ductus deferens
    -Peristalsis propels perm and seminal fluid out distal end of urethra
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Ejaculation

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33
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-parasympathetic function
- stimulates Dilation of penis blood vessels -causing engorgement of penis with blood

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Erection

34
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-Conscious thoughts (cerebral cortex) Stimulate correction center in the hypothalamus this in turn causes vasodilation or penile arterioles
-Reflux stimulation of Sacral plexus in infants and sleeping adult males (very common in dream states)

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Control of Erection

35
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A hollow muscular, pear-shaped organ, About the size of a woman’s clenched fist

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Uterus

36
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The top of the uterus is tipped forward in a normal _______position

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Anteflexion

37
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The rounded top portion above the fallopian tubes is called____

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Fundus

38
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The uterus is divided into __________ or ___________

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Body or corpus

39
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The bottom part of the uterus is ______

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Cervix

40
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The uterus is supported and held in position by a number of _________

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Ligaments

41
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Trauma, disease and multiple pregnancies can weaken these resulting in_________

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Abnormal positioning

42
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The uterus walls has _____ walls

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3

43
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The outside layer of the uterus is called the ________

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Perimetrium

44
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The muscular layer inside the uterus

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Myometrium

45
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The mucous membrane lining outside the uterus

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Endometrium

46
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The endometrium ______ the lining of the uterus every 21 to 40 days by menstruation

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Sheds

47
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It provides a place for the protection and nourishment of the fetus during pregnancy

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Uterus

48
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It _______ during labor to expel the fetus

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49
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Opening of the Fallopian tube

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Ostium

50
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End of the tube

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Infundibulum

51
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Are the finger-like projections around the opening that trap the egg as it leaves the ovary

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Fimbria

52
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Is the portion that connects to the uterus

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Isthmus

53
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Fallopian Tube widens to for apps the _______

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Ampulla

54
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The fallopian tube is ______ long

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4-6 inches

55
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It takes an egg about ______ days to travel the length of a tube

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3-4

56
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The __________ are attached to each side of the uterus by a ligament

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Ovaries

57
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-Are oval shaped
-about the size of a large olive
- lie close to the fimbria at the end of the Fallopian tube

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Ovary

58
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Each ovary is filled with, already at birth, with egg-containing sacs called ______

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Follicles

59
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Each egg is called

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Ovum

60
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After the follicle ruptures, it becomes a mass of yellow cells called the

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Corpus leteum

61
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A mature follicle

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Graafian follicle

62
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Is extends from the cervix to the outside of a body. It is a 3 1/2 inch long muscular tube that expands in length and width during *sexual arousal

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Vagina

63
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Is the femal organ for copulation, receiving the seminal fluid from the male penis

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Vagina

64
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Is the passageway for the menstruation or the birth of a fetus

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Vagina

65
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The ____ is 5 organs making up the external genitalia of the female

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Vulva

66
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Triangular shape pad of a fatty tissue over the pubis bone, covered with pubic hair

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Moms pubis

67
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Two large folds of adipose tissues on the sides of the vaginal opening

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Lambia majoraa

68
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Two smaller folds of adipose tissues on the inside of the labia majora

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Lanai minora

69
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Area between labia with openings for the vagina, urethra, and two excretory ducts for Bartholin’s glands (provides lubricant)

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Vestibule

70
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Sensitive Fold of tissue partially covered by hood

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Clitoris

71
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Is the area located between the vagina opening in the anus. It is a muscular sheet that can be torn during childbirth

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Perinuem

72
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Some doctors avoid on controlled tearing of the perineum by making a surgical incision called an ___________

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Episiotomy

73
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Are mammary glands, varying in size according to age, heredity, and the amount of fatty tissue

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Breast

74
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Each breast is ______ glandular lobes separated byconnective tissue

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15-20

75
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The dark colored circle at the tip of the breast

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Areola

76
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The first secretion from the breast is not a true milk, but inside a thin yellowish substance

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Colostrum

77
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Contains nutrients and the mother’s immunities that can protect the baby

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Colostrum

78
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Produces egg cell

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Ovary

79
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Receives the penis of male during mating

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Vagina

80
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Serves as egg implementation; is where the fertilized egg develops

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Uterus

81
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Serves as passageway of eggs from the ovary to the uterus; site of egg fertilization

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Oviduct

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