U2 KA1 Flashcards
Testes have two main sources
•Seminiferous tubes
•interstitial cells
What do seminiferous tubules produce
Sperm
What do interstitial cells make
Testosterone
Name 2 others that are responsible for something
Prostate Gland and Seminal vesicles
Spermduct
Transports sperm from the testes to the urethra
Uretha
Releases sperm and urine
What can Germline cells produce in the ovaries
Ova eggs and they are the female gametes
What does ovaries contain
Immature ova at various stage of development
What is each ovum covers by
Follicle
What does the follicle do
Protects the developing ovum and secrets eostrogen
What ovulation
Release of an ovum
What happens after ovulation to the follicle
The follicle develops into a corpus lutem
What does the corpus lutem do
Secretes progesterone
What is a change progesterone secretion from the lutem that happens
The uterus changes making it more suitable for implantation of the fertilised ovum
Where are the mature ova released
Into the oviduct during ovulation
What is the process in sex
The sperm are released into the vagina and move through the cervix, the uterus and into the oviduct where they meet an ovum
Ovaries
Produces ova, oestrogen and progesterone
Oviduct
Site of fertilisation
Follicle
Surrounds developing ova and secrtetes oestrogen
Corpus lutem
Develops from the follicle following ovulation, secrets progesterone
Uterus
Where the foetus develops during pregnancy
Cervix
Muscular ring between vagina and uterus
Secrets cervical mucus, important in fertility
Where are mature ova released during ovulation
Oviduct
During sex Whats the process
Sperm is released into carina through cervix, then the uterus into the oviduct where they meet an ovum
