SCI REPRODUCTIVE Flashcards
organ system that is composed of sex organs that function together to produce offspring.
REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
organ system that is composed of a complex network of nerve cells and nerves that transmit messages or signals to and from the brain and spinal cord to the other parts of the body.
NERVOUS SYSTEM
organ system that is composed of glands that secrete hormones.
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
chemicals that serve as messengers that control and coordinate the activities throughout the body.
HORMONES
loop system in which the output of the system is either amplified or inhibited
FEEDBACK MECHANISM
essential for allowing the body time maintain homeostasis
FEEDBACK LOOPS
state of internal balance that allows the body to function normally while interacting with and adjusting to internal and external changes.
HOMEOSTASIS
- a region of the brain
HYPOTHALAMUS
endocrine structure at the base of the brain, to release specific hormones that stimulate the gonads to facilitate the production and release of sex hormones and sex cells.
ANTERIOR PITUITARY GLANDS
- refer to the primary reproductive organs.
GONADS
the production and release of sex hormones and sex cells.
GAMETES
- the main male reproductive organ
- oval-shaped organs about 4 cm long and are suspended within the scrotum
TESTES
- is produced by Leydig cells in the testes
- is responsible for the development of male secondary sex characteristics sich as legnthening of the bones; the increase in muscle mass; the enlargement of the larynx, which causes the voice to deepen; and the growth of hair on different parts of the body such as on the face, underarms, and pubic area.
TESTOSTERONE
also called interstitial cells
LEYDIG CELLS
- a sac-like structure
SCROTUM
- packed, coiled tubes where sperm production occurs
SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES
- a long-coiled tube that stores sperm cells for at least 18 hours until they reach maturity
EPIDIDYMIS
- a pair of ducts that is capable of pushing the sperm through its length by a series of muscle contractions.
VAS DEFERENS
- are sac-like pouches that are attached to the vascular deferens near the base of the bladder.
SEMINAL VESICLES
- is located below the urinary bladder in front of the rectum.
- it contributes additional fluid to the travelling sperms and nourishment
PROSTATE GLAND
- is a muscular sac in the pelvis, that stores urine, allowing urination to be infrequent and controlled
BLADDER
- extends from the urinary bladder to the penis
- a narrow tube that serves as a passageway for both urine and semen
URETHRA
- is a thick, whitish fluid that is mainly composed of fructose, proteins, prostaglandins, vitamin C, and other substances that nourish and protect the sperm.
SEMEN
- an external sex organ that is responsible for discharging semen and urine out of the male body.
PENIS
- the hardening of the penis
ERECTION
- the release of semen from the penis
EJACULATION
- the peak of sexual arousal
ORGASM
- desire for sex
LIBIDO
- consist of a large nucleus and has spherical shape, which at the same time contains an acrosome. The nucleus contains the genetic information and 23 chromosomes.
- it also secretes a hyaluronidase enzyme that destroys the hyaluronic acid of the egg cell to enter into it.
HEAD