Reproductive PP Flashcards

1
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what is reproduction

A

the process by which genetic material is passed from generation to generation, ensuring continuation of species

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2
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what does reproduction involve

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Production of gametes (sperm & eggs)

Bring together of gametes for fertilization

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3
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what is the role of the male in repoduction

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produce sperm
introduce sperm into the female body
male is more anatomically complex

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4
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what is the role of the female in reproduction

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produce ova (eggs)
receive sperm and provide for union of the gametes
harbor an embryo/fetus and give birth
nourish offspring
female is more physiologically complex
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5
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what are sex organs called

A

gonads

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6
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what are the primary sex organs

A

testes and ovaries

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7
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what is the endocrine function of reproduction

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Produce sex cells (gametes

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8
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what is the exocrine function of reproduction

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Secrete sex hormones

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9
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what are the secondary reproductive organs

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everything else related to production (ducts, glands, and external genitalia)

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10
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what are the ducts of the reproductive system

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tubes that transport, receive, and store gametes and associated fluid
particularly extensive in the male

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11
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what are accessory glands

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gametes don’t actually pass through them but very important in reproduction

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12
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how do accessory glands help males

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produce materials that support the gametes (liquid portion of semen)

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13
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how do accessory glands help females

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provide lubrication for intercourse

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14
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what are the male gonads and what do they produce

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Testes (within the scrotum) produce sperm & secrete testosterone

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15
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what are the ducts through which sperm is carried to the outside

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Epididymis, ductus deferens, ejaculatory duct, and the urethra

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16
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what are the accessory glands of males

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Seminal vesicles, prostate, and bulbourethral glands… empty secretions into the ducts during ejaculation

17
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what does semen contain

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Mixture of sperm and accessory gland secretions
Contains nutrients (fructose)
18
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how is semen beneficial

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protects and activates sperm, and facilitates their movement (e.g., relaxin)

19
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what do the prostaglandins in semen do

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Decrease the viscosity of mucus in the cervix

Stimulate reverse peristalsis in the uterus

20
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what in the semen neutralizes the acid in the male urethra and female vagina

A

alkalinity

21
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what do the primary sex organs of females produce

A

Ovaries produce ova (eggs) and secrete estrogen & progesterone

22
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what are the accessory organs of females

A

Uterine tubes
Uterus
Vagina

23
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what does gamete formation involve

A

meiosis

24
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what occurs in meiosis

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Nuclear division in the gonads in which the number of chromosomes is halved
Two consecutive cell divisions (meiosis I andII) following one round of DNA replication

25
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what does meiosis produce

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four daughter cells

Introduces genetic variation

26
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Sequence of events that produces sperm in the seminiferous tubules of the testes
End product is four gametes

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Spermatogenesis

27
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when does Spermatogenesis begin

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Process begins at puberty and continues throughout life… 400 million per day!

28
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how much cytoplasm does sperm have

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very little

29
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where does spermatogenesis occur

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Occurs in seminiferous tubules of testes

30
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what are primitive sperm cells

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Spermatogonia

31
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at puberty what does FSH cause

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spermatogonium to produce one spermatogonium and one primary spermatocyte

32
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what does primary spermatocyte undergo

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meiosis I (2nn) to produce secondary spermatocytes

33
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what does secondary spermatocyte undergo

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meiosis II to produce produces spermatids

34
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what is spermiogenesis

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Strips away the extra cytoplasm

Converts spermatid to motile, streamlined sperm

35
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Production of female gametes in the ovaries

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oogenesis

36
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end product of oogenesis

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1 functional gamete (and 3 polar bodies)

37
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when does oogenesis occur

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in the fetal period…female has all eggs she will ever have by the time she is born (2 million)

38
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describe ova(eggs)

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are large cells with a lot of cytoplasm

39
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what influence development of ova in ovaries

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Gonadotropic hormones