Ch. 28 Reproductive System Flashcards
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Gonads
Sex organs
M: Testes
F: Ovaries
Gametes
Sex cells
M: Sperm cells
F: Eggs/oocyte
Somatic cells
Non-sex cells
Ex. Apotocyte, RBC, Skin cell
Cellular division used by somatic cells
Mitosis
Cell division used by sex cells/gametes
Meiosis
Process of sex cell production (produces sperm or oocyte)
Gametogenesis
Production of sperm cells
Spermatogenesis
Production of egg cells
Oogenesis
Start of her productive years
Menarche
What is the absence of periods called
Amenorrhea(bc of pregnancy)
Female reproductive years are coming to an end, ovaries are shutting down
Menopause
What is the process of ovaries releasing a mature oocyte halfway through the reproductive cycle
Ovulation
What is it called when the sperm cell and oocyte meet successfully in the fallopian tubes
Fertilization
Fertilized egg
Zygote
3 functions of vagina
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Diff: Spermatogenesis does not start until puberty, then throughout lifetime
True
Diff: While in womb & birth, females will have all their eggs
True
Common cause of Amenorrhea
Pregnancy
What is the exocrine function of the reproductive system
Gametogenesis
What is the endocrine function of the reproductive system
Produce sex hormones
What hormone Produces milk
Prolactin
What hormone secretes milk
Oxytocin
How long is a term pregnancy (pre-term if ends before and post-term if ends after)
37 to 42 weeks
What phase is between the 2 rounds of meiosis
Interkinesis