Chapter 27 - Reproductive Flashcards
Chapter 27 - Reproductive
biological perspective purpose of reproduction
perpetuate the species
Chapter 27 - Reproductive
somatic cells have how many chromosomes
46
Chapter 27 - Reproductive
what are gametes
reproductive cells
Chapter 27 - Reproductive
what is male gametes
sperm
Chapter 27 - Reproductive
what is female gametes
egg
Chapter 27 - Reproductive
how many chromosomes in gametes
23 each
Chapter 27 - Reproductive
what are the gametes contained in
gonads
Chapter 27 - Reproductive
maturation of sperm
spermatogenesis
Chapter 27 - Reproductive
maturation of egg
oogenesis
Chapter 27 - Reproductive
what becomes an egg
oocyte
Chapter 27 - Reproductive
what becomes a sperm
spermatozoa
Chapter 27 - Reproductive
what is a fertilized egg
ovum
Chapter 27 - Reproductive
development of human baby chain
egg - ovum
zygote - morula
blastocyst - embryo
fetus - (birth)
Chapter 27 - Reproductive
house the sperm in
testes (gonads)
Chapter 27 - Reproductive
testes are in the
scrotum
Chapter 27 - Reproductive
male repo tract
testes - epididymus - ductus (vas) deferens - uretha
Chapter 27 - Reproductive
male accessory organs
seminal vesicle
prostate gland
bulbourehtral gland (Cowper’s gland)
Chapter 27 - Reproductive
another name for bulbourethral gland
cowper’s gland
Chapter 27 - Reproductive
_________ muscle pulls testes toward the body
cremaster
Chapter 27 - Reproductive
why does cremaster contract
temperature
Chapter 27 - Reproductive
sperm is produced within the lobules in the
semineferous tubules
Chapter 27 - Reproductive
_________ produce androgens - especially testerone
leydig cells (interstitial cells)
Chapter 27 - Reproductive
when do testosterone levels begin to decline
50-50 yrs old
Chapter 27 - Reproductive
what is produced from spermatogenesis
spermatozoa