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Reproductive System Flashcards

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What are female sex cells?

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Oocytes (eggs)

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What are male sex cells?

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Sperm

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What are a males primary sex organs?

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Two testes

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Where are the testes housed?

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The scrotum

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How do sperm cells form?

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A process called spermatogenesis

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What is spermatogenesis?

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How sperm cells form

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What are spermatogenic cells in a male called?

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Spermatogenia

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What are the male accessory organs?

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Two epididymides, two ductus deferential, ejaculatory ducts, a urethra, as well as the two seminal vesicles, and the prostrate gland.

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Describe epididymides

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Tightly coiled, threadlike tubes about 6 meters long (18 feet)

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How long are epididymides?

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6 meters (18 feet)

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What are the epididymides connected to?

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Ducts within the testes

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When do sperm cells Swim?

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After ejaculation

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What are seminal vesicles?

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Saclike structures that attach to the ductus deferens and secrete a slightly alpine fluid that contains fructose that provides energy for the sperm.

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What are saclike structures that attach to the ductus deferens and secrete a slightly alkaline fluid that contains fructose that provides energy for the sperm?

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Seminal vesicles

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14
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What happens during sexual stimulation?

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Nerve impulses from the spinal cord release NO which dilates the arteries leading to the penis.

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What reduces blood flow away from the penis?

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Increased pressure on the arteries compresses the veins of the penis.

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What produces and erection?

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Blood accumulates in erectile tissue and the penis swells producing an erection.

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17
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What fluid is released first during ejaculation?

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Prostate fluid

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What is the order in which fluid is released?

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Prostate fluid, sperm cells, fluid from seminal vesicles.

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What secretes hormones that control male reproductive functions?

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The hypothalamus, anterior pituitary gland, and testes

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What are male sex hormones called?

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Androgens

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21
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What is the most important androgens?

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Testosterone

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22
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What is the main cause of male infertility?

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The testes not descending into the scrotum

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What does the the testes not descending into the scrotum cause?

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Higher temperatures of the body kills the sperm

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What are a females primary sex organs?

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The two ovaries

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25
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What do ovaries produce?

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Female sex cells and sex hormones

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26
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How many oocytes are produced in the embryo before birth?

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Several million

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27
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What is produced in the embryo before birth?

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Oocytes

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28
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What do oocytes begin as?

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Primordial follicles

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29
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What are primordial follicles?

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What oocytes begin as

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30
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What is the process of egg cell formation?

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Oogenesis

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What is oogenesis?

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The process of egg cell formation

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32
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At puberty what do some of the primordial follicles mature to form?

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Primary follicles

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33
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Which oocyte can get fertilized?

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The large one

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34
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What is the small oocyte?

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A smaller polar body

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35
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How many primary follicles can begin maturing?

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20

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36
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What is ovulation?

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The process of the follicles maturing and giving rise to the secondary oocyte and first polar body during oogenesis.

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37
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What happens to the oocyte if it isn’t fertilized within 24 hours?

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It degenerates

38
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Where does fertilization occur?

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In the uterine tube

39
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What keeps the embryo for development?

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The uterus

40
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What is the lower third part of the uterus called?

41
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What is the cervix?

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The lower third of the uterus

42
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What extends down into the upper part of the vagina?

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The cervix

43
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What are the external sex organs of a girl collectively called?

44
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What does the vulva include?

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Labia Majorca, labia minors, clitoris, and vestibule

45
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What does the clitoris correspond to in a male?

46
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What stimulates enlargements of accessory organs in girls?

47
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Who has irregular reproductive cycles?

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Elite female athletes

48
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What is the problem in elite female athletes?

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Too little body fat

49
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What may happen when elite female athletes reproductive cycles (periods) stop?

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They may impair their ability to conceive (have kids)

50
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What does too little body fat in women do?

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Decreases secretion of estrogen levels

51
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What is the most effective birth control?

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Oral contraceptives (pills)

52
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What do the birth control oral contraceptives (pills) contain?

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Synthetic estrogen and progesterone

53
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What do women need to get periodically tested for?

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Cervical cancer

54
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What is used to detect abnormal cells in the cervix?

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A Pap smear

55
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What does hormone replacement therapy do?

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Replaces estrogen in the body

56
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Who can take hormone replacement therapy?

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Women going through menopause

57
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What are the primary sex organs of the male?

58
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What is the process in which sex cells are formed?

59
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What is meiosis?

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The process in which sex cells are formed

60
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How many chromosomes does each spermatogonium contain?

61
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What happens during the chromosome number in meiosis?

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It’s reduced

62
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How many chromosomes does the head of the sperm contain?

63
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What is the function of the epididymis?

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Store sperm as they mature

64
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What is added to sperm cells by the seminal vesicle?

65
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What are the male external reproductive organs?

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The penis and scrotum

66
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What is not a male internal accessory organ?

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The testes

67
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Exposure to the cold causes the scrotum to what?

68
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Name the 3 male reproductive hormones that are secreted from the testes

A

The hypothalamus and the anterior pituitary gland

69
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What stimulates the growth of male body hair?

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Testosterone

70
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Where does an oocyte mature during puberty?

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The primary follicle

71
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What is ovulation?

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When the egg is released from the ovary

72
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What is the inner layer of the uterus called?

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Endometrium

73
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What is the endometrium?

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The inner layer of the uterus

74
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What does the vagina connect the uterus to?

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The outer surface of the body

75
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What female part corresponds to the penis?

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The clitoris

76
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Hormonal mechanisms are (more or less) complex than the male?

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More complex

77
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What hormones are primary in girls?

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Estrogen and progesterone

78
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What hormone is primary in a guy?

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Testosterone

79
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What is menopause?

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The cessation of the menstrual cycle in middle age women.

80
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What causes infertility in elite female athletes?

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Too little estrogen

81
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What are the 4 stages of the period?

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Menstruation
Proliferative phase
Secretory phase
Menstruation

82
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How many women develop bread cancer in their life?

83
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How much % of breast cancer do men have?

84
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What is a sign of breast cancer?

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A dimple, change in color, a flattened Nipple, discharge.

85
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What is a mammogram?

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An X-ray scan to find abnormal tissue in the breasts

86
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80% of the time a breast lump is a sign of what?

A

Fibrocystic breast disease

87
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Is fibrocystic breast disease cancerous or benign?

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Benign (noncancerous)

88
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What is a fibroadenoma?

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A breast cyst or mass of connective tissue

89
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What do they do for a cancerous cyst in the breast?

A

Surgery to remove it

90
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What are most breast cancers treated with?

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Radiation and chemotherapeutic drugs

91
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What % of breast cancer comes from inheritance?

92
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What triggers the majority of breast cancer?

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Environment

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