fetal pig reproductive system Flashcards
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What are ovaries?
Where eggs develop
What is the function of follicles?
Promotes egg growth and prepares it for release
What are seminiferous tubes?
Where sperm is made
What do seminal vesicles produce?
Yellowish alkaline fluid that neutralizes acidity of vagina, contains coagulants and sugars to give sperm energy
What is the role of the prostate gland?
Makes milky fluid with citrate and an anticoagulant to help sperm travel through female systems
What do bulbourethral glands do?
Release fluid before ejaculation to neutralize excess urine
horn of uterus
supports sperm transport to oviducts and site of fetal growth
uterus
birth canal in pigs
oviduct (fallopian)
transport for egg out of ovaries and site of fertilization
genital papillae
small, fleshy, external flab of tissue, covers opening of vagina
ovary
production of eggs
ureters
carry urine from kidneys to bladder
urethra
allows urine to exit the bladder. merges with vagina in female pigs
scrotum
bag of skin that holds and protects the testes
testis
produce sperm
urogenital opening
opening where bodily waste and reproductive fluid are expelled
epididymis
series of tubes where sperm matures
vas deferens
transports mature sperm to urethra
urinary bladder
stores urine and releases urine through urethra
penis
contains urethra surrounded by layers of spongy erectile tissue
