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Define reproduction
Reproduction is the fusion of egg and sperm via fertilization
What is the transformation of the egg over time to an organism?
development
name some primary and secondary sex characteristics.
Primary: uterus, ovaries
secondary: voice, breasts, antlers
Where are ovum made?
the two ovaries
How do eggs travel to the uterus?
oviduct is where eggs move via fallopian tubes to uterus where development takes place. Then it exits thru a small opening called the cervix.
What is the small opening of vagina fetus exits thru?
vagina
Where are follicles located and what do they do?
they are located in around fallopian tubes and store ovum
in males what produces sperm
testes in the semiferous tubules
what is temperature for testes?
two degrees lower than body
where does the sperm mature?
epididymus
which structure connects the epid.and urethra and what 2 glands are let into the deferens
vas deferens; two glands are prostate glands and seminal vesicle with fructose
what do prostate glands? do
give out fluid to urethra
what is sperm head composed of? what is it function?
acrosome; lysosome at the tip with enzymes toget to egg
what connects the flagella of sperm to headpiece?
midpiece with the mitochondria
what is the process that females makes eggs?
oogenesis
When oogonia goes thru mitosis, what does it make?
eggs
When do primary oocytes stop dividing during meiosis and when does it continue
prophase 1and continues at menstrual cycle
Where do primary oocyte grow and what does it form?
grows in follicle nand forms secondary oocyte and polar body
Where do secondary oocytre fuse with sperm
in oviduct after it gets out of follicle
What is first stage of spermatogenesis
puberty
Describe spermatogenesis.
primary spermatocytes made in semiferous tubules which then become secondary spermatocytes and then spermatids becoming sper. This then goes to epididymis to mature
How did sperm come from spermatids?
due to sertoli cells for nourishment
WHat does GnRH release and from where?What do they make in males
FSH and LH; in males they end up making testosterone and endrogens
How deos GnRH play in females?
they release FSH but at the end they make estrogenand progesterone in ovaries