Long Exam # 1 - Reproductive System Flashcards
(12 cards)
These are male sex glands located in the scrotum which produces sperm and Androgens
Testis
Structures that are found within the testis where sperms are produced
Seminiferous tubules
This is where the sperm is stored and matured
Epididymis
This transports sperm from the scrotum to the prostate gland
Vas Deferens
This secretes fructose rich fluid into the semen
Seminal Vessicle
This is released by the Seminal Vesicle
Fructose
This contributes mucus to semen
Cowpers/Bulboulethral glands
This delivers sperm into the female genital tract
Penis
This cells provide structural and metabolic structures
Sertolli Cells
Which of the following is not a function of the Sertolli Cells:
A. Maintains environment necessary for development and maturation of the sperm
B. Secretes substances initiating mitosis
C. Secretes testosterone-binding protein & androgen
D. Secretes hormones that affect the pituitary gland control of spermatogenesis especially inhibin
E. Phagocytose residual cytoplasm
B & C
B. Secretes substances initiating MEIOSIS
C. Secrets ANDROGEN-binding protein & TESTOSTERONE
This is the female sex gland that produces ovum
Ovary
This is where the embryos develop
Uterus