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Reproductive system Flashcards

1
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Play an important roles in the development of the structural and
functional differences between males and females

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Reproductive System

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2
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Influence human behavior

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Reproductive System

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3
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Produce offspring

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Reproductive System

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4
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Maintenance of a constant or near constant composition of the fluid that
bathes the body cells essential for health.

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Homeostasis

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5
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State of equilibrium and balance.

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Homeostasis

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5
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Ovaries, vagina, uterus, mammary
glands & associated structures

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Female Reproductive System

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6
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Produce oocytes and is the site of
fertilization & fetal development

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Female Reproductive System

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7
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Produces milk for the newborn

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Female Reproductive System

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8
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Produce hormones that influence
sexual function & behaviors.

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Female Reproductive System

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9
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Testes, accessory structures, ducts &
penis

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Male Reproductive System

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10
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Produce & transfers sperm cells to
the female & produces hormones that
influence sexual functions &
behaviors.

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Male Reproductive System

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11
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a. Production of Sperm cells
b. Sustaining and transfer of
the sperm cells to the female
c. Production of male sex
hormones.

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Male Reproductive System

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12
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a. Production of female sex cells
b. Reception of sperm cells from the
males
c. Nurturing the development of and
providing nourishment for the new
individual
d. Production of female sex hormones.

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Female Reproductive System

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13
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produce sex cells
or gametes.

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testes

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14
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A saclike structure containing the
testes

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Scrotum

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15
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The dartos and cremaster muscles help
to regulate testes temperature

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Scrotum

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16
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A coiled tube system, located on the
testis, that is the site of sperm
maturation.

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Ducts: Epididymis

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17
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Final changes called capacitation of
sperm cells, occur after ejaculation.

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Ducts: Epididymis

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18
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The seminiferous tubules lead to the
rete testis.

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Ducts: Epididymis

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19
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Passes from the epididymis into the
abdominal cavity

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Ductus deferens or Vas deferens

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20
Q

formed by the
joining of the ductus deferens and the
duct from the seminal vesicle. Joins the
prostatic urethra in the prostate gland

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ejaculatory duct

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21
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extends from the urinary
bladder through the penis to the
outside of the body.

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urethra

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22
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begins in the
seminiferous tubules at the time
of puberty

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Spermatogenesis

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23
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Sperm cells are produced in

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seminiferous tubules

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24
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nourish the sperm
cells and produce small amounts

of hormone

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Sertoli cells

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25
Q

divide to form
primary spermatocyte

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Spermatogonia

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26
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divide by

meiosis to first produce
secondary spermatocytes and

then spermatids

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Primary spermatocytes

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27
Q

Male organ of copulation and functions in the transfer of
sperm cells from the male to female.

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Penis

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28
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Consists of erectile tissue; engorgement of this erectile tissue
with blood causes the penis to enlarge and become firm, a
process called erection.

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Penis

29
Q

forms
the ventral portion and the
glans penis, and encloses the
spongy urethra.

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Corpus spongiosum

30
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covers the glans
penis.

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Prepuce

31
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Glands consisting of many saclike
structures located next to the ampulla
of the ductus deferens

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Glands: Seminal Vesicles

32
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empty into the
ejaculatory duct.

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Glands: Seminal Vesicles

33
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Consists of glandular and muscular
tissue and empties the urethra

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Prostate Gland

34
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About the size and shape of a walnut.

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Prostate Gland

35
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Also called the cowper`s glands are a
pair of small mucus-secreting glands
located nead the base of the penis

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Bulbourethral Gland

36
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empty the
urethra.

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Bulbourethral Gland

37
Q

mixture of sperm cells and
secretions from the male reproductive
glands.

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Semen

38
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contain sperm cells

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Testicular secretions

39
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contains nutrients and
proteolytic enzymes, and it neutralizes
the pH of the vagina.

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Prostate fluid

40
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movement of sperm cells mucus, prostatic secretions, and seminal
vesicle secretion into the prostatic, membranous and spongy urethra

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Emission

41
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first major component of the male sexual act

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Erection

42
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forceful expulsion of the secretions that have accumulated in the
urethra to the exterior.

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Ejaculation

43
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small organs suspended in the pelvic
cavity by ligaments

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Ovaries

44
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layer of visceral peritoneum covers the
surface of the ovary

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Ovaries

45
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Release of an oocyte from an ovary. The first
meiotic division is completed and secondary
oocyte is released

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Ovulation

46
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usually occurs in
the ampulla of the uterine tube,
which is near the ovary.

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Fertilization

47
Q

Extend from the area of the ovaries to the uterus

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Uterine tubes

48
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Part of the uterus superior to the entrance of the uterine tube called the fundus

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Uterus

48
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Is a pear-shaped organ. The uterine cavity and the cervical canal are the
spaces formed by the uterus.

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Uterus

49
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female organ of
copulation and function to
receive the penis during
intercourse

A

Vagina

49
Q

Main part of the uterus is
called the Body, and the
narrower part, the Cervix is
directed inferiorly.

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Uterus

50
Q

Also allows menstrual flow
and childbirth

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Vagina

51
Q

Extends from the uterus to
the outside of the body.

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Vagina

52
Q

Consist of a layer of smooth
muscle and an inner lining
of moist stratified squamous
epithelium

A

Vagina

53
Q

produced
by the wall of the vagina

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Lubricating fluid

54
Q

covers the
vestibular opening of the
vagina

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Hymen

55
Q

Also called Vulva, or Pudendum,
consists of the vestibule and its
surrounding structures

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External Genitalia

56
Q

the space into which the
vagina and urethra open.

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Vestibule

57
Q

a small erectile structure, is
composed of erectile tissue and contains many
sensory receptors important in detecting sexual
stimuli

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CLITORIS

58
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are folds that cover the
vestibule and form the prepuce

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LABIA MINORA

59
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cover the labia minora,
and the pudendal cleft is a space between the
labia majora

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LABIA MAJORA

60
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an elevated area
superior to the labia majora

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MONS PUBIS

61
Q

Are organs of milk production and are
located in the breasts

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Mammary Glands

62
Q

Are modified sweat glands that
consist of glandular lobes and
adipose tissue

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Mammary Glands

63
Q

The nipple is
surrounded by

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areola

64
Q

begins with the first menstrual bleeding

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PUBERTY

65
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refers to the series of changes that occur in sexually mature,
nonpregnant females and that culminate in menses

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MENSTRUAL CYCLE

66
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is a period of mild hemorrhage during which part of the
endometrium is sloughed and expelled from the uterus

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MENSES

67
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is the cessation of menstrual cycle

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MENOPAUSE

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