Reproductive System Flashcards
List the 3 function of the male reproductive system:
- Sperm production
- Hormone production
- Delivery of sperm to the female
List the 6 anitomical structures sperm must pass through in the male reproductive system:
SEVEN UP
- Seminiferous tubules
- Epididymis
- Vas Deferens
- Ejaculatory Duct
- Urethra
- Penis
What are 2 things that testes produce:
- sperm
- hormones
Where are the testes located?
In the scrotal sacs
What to the testes contain?
Seminiferous tubules
What are Seminiferous tubules?
“coiled tubes for sperm development”
Where do sperm mature and stored?
In the epididymis
The epididymis is lined with ______________.
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium with steriocilia
What structure delivers sperm out of the scrotum toward the pelvic cavity?
The Vas Deferens
What structure passes through the prostate gland into the urethra?
The Ejaculatory Duct
What is the tube that extends through the penis?
The urethra
What are the 3 section of the male urethra?
- prostatic
- membranous
- spongy
Name the 3 bands of erectile tissue which engorge with blood during erection:
- 1 Corpus spongiosum
- 2 Corpora cavernosa
What structures are responsible for production of seminal fluid?
Accessory Glands
__________ vesicles produces fluid containing fructose?
Seminal Vesicles
___________ produces a milky, alkaline fluid that functions to buffer the acidic environment of the vagina.
The Prostate Gland
_____________ produces enzymes to activate sperm?
Prostate Gland
________________ produce a clear, thick fluid that neutralizes acidic urine in the urethra prior ejaculation.
Bulbourethral glands
Sperm development which begins at puberty is called ______________.
spermatogenesis
Name the 5 states of sperm:
- Spermatogonia (stem cells)
- Primary spermatocyte (condensed chromatin)
- Secondary spermatocyte (not visable)
- Spermatids (non motile)
- Mature sperm (spermatozoon)
_____________ cells form the “blood testis barrier.”
Sertoli cells (Sustenacular)
_____________ interstitial cells produce the hormone testosterone.
Cells of Leydig
__________ are the site of development for female sex cells and sex hormone production.
Ovaries
Name the 2 hormones produced by the overies:
- Estrogen
- Progesterone
Name the 3 female sex cells:
- Oocyte
- egg
- ovum