Human Reproductive Quiz Flashcards
(23 cards)
Testes
Produce sperm and testosterone
Scrotum
Regulates temp for sperm production
Epididymis
Stores and matures sperm
Vas deferens
Transports sperm
Seminal Vesicles
Secrete fluid rich in sugar to nourish sperm
Prostate Gland
Adds fluid to semen to help sperm mobility
Bulbourethral glands
release pre-ejaculate that cleans uretha
Uretha
Transports semen and urine out of body
Penis
Delivers sperms into female reproductive tract
Ovaries
Produce eggs and secrete estrogen and progesterone
Fallopian tubes
Transport egg: fertilization typically occurs here
Uterus
Site for implantation and fetal development
Endometrium
Thickens for implantation: sheds during mensturation
Cervix
Opens into vagina: dilates during childbirth
Vagina
Birth canal: recieves penis during intercourse
Clitoris
Highly sensitive: involved in sexual arousal
Labia(Majora and minora)
Protect vaginal and urethral openings
Estrogen Hormone function?
Promotes development of female secondary sex characteristics; helps regulate menstrual cycle; thickens endometrium
Progesterone hormone function?
Maintains the endometrium for possible pregnancy; decreases after menstruation if no fertilization occurs
Luteinizing hormone function?
Triggers ovulation (release of egg from ovary); stimulates corpus luteum to produce progesterone
Follicle stimulating hormone function?
Stimulates growth of ovarian follicles before ovulation
5 causes of infertility in females?
1) Failure to ovulate
2) Problems in menstrual cycle
3) Structural problems of reproductive system
4) Failure of an egg to mature properly
5) PCOS
5 causes of infertility in Males?
1) Low sperm production
2) Sperm disorders
3) Obstruction
4) Retrograde Ejaculation
5) Immunologic infertility
