Male Reproductive System Flashcards
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What is the result of the human reproductive system?
The union of an egg cell and a sperm cell.
What are the male reproductive glands called?
The testes.
Where are the testes located?
Outside of the body in a pouch called a scrotum.
What temperature is required for the development of the sperm?
A temperature lower than 37 degrees celsius.
What are the male reproductive system cells called?
Sperm cells. Created by the testes.
Where does sperm develop in the testes?
The seminiferous tubules.
What is semen?
The fluid that contains sperm.
What is the process called Vasectomy?
A process that prevents pregnancy and someone from having children.
What is the follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)?
A pituitary gland that promotes sperm production (spermatogenesis)
What is the luteinizing hormone?
It stimulates the production of testosterone.
What is testosterone?
Responsible for the development of male characteristics.
Complete the order: 1) Egg + Sperm —–> ______ ——> _______
Zygote; Embryo
What is negative feedback?
Returns a system to a set point once it deviates (drift away) from this point
What is positive feedback?
The opposite of negative feedback in that the output encourages or enhances the original stimulus.
Fill in the blank: Estrogen and progesterone are _____ hormones made by cells in the _____.
Steroid; Ovaries
What does estrogen do during puberty?
It causes the beginning of secondary sexual characteristics to form such as development of breasts, widening of hips, and increase of fat tissue.
Fill in the blanks: _______ ——> Epididymis —–> Vas Deferens —–> ______ —–> penis.
Testes; Urethra
Fill in the blanks: ______ ——> fallopian tubes —–> ____ —–> Cervix —–> Vagina
Ovary; Uterus
Where are egg cells produced in the female reproductive system?
In the ovaries
