Gamete Production And Fertilisation Flashcards
(45 cards)
What is the site of the male gamete (sperm) production?
The testes produce sperm in the seminiferous tubules
What is the path way of sperm leaving the body?
Sperm is transported from the testes to the urethra via the sperm duct. The urethra takes the sperm out the body
Where is testosterone produced?
Testosterone is produced in the interstitial cells between the seminiferous tubules
What produces semen?
The accessory glands. The prostate gland and seminal gland
What’s the purpose of the prostate gland and seminal vesicles creating a fluid?
To maintain the mobility and viability of the sperm
Seminiferous tubules function
To form sperm
Interstitial cells function
Produces testosterone
Accessory gland function
Produces a fluid to maintain the mobility and viability of the sperm
Sperm function
To fertilise the egg
Sperm duct function
Path way for sperm to leave the body
Penis function
Makes the sperm leave the body
Where might fertilisation occur?
The oviduct
Where is the ova produced?
The ovaries
Where does the baby grow?
In the uterus/womb
What is the function of the vagina?
Where penis is inserted
What is the cervix?
The neck of the uterus which connects to the vagina
What’s the function of the uterus lining?
Favourable conditions of in plantations of embryo
Where are ova formed?
In the ovaries
What’s the function of a developing follicle?
Protects the developing ovum and secretes hormones
Describe what happens to the egg if or if not fertilisation occurs
Mature ova are realised into the oviduct where they are either
Discarded during menstruation
Fertilised by sperm to form a zygote
What are hormones?
Hormones are chemical messengers
Where are hormones produced?
In the endocrine gland and secreted into the blood stream
What do hormones control
The onset of puberty
Sperm production
The menstrual cycle
Hypothalamus function
Small structure located in the base of the brain. Where the nervous and hormonal systems interact
