Necturus- genital textbook questions

Question 1

each elongate testis hangs from the middorsal wall of the pleuroperitoneal cabity by what?

Answer 1

mesorchium

Question 2

running through the mesorchium are what? they transport sprem from the testis to the craniel end of the kidney or also known as ———-

Answer 2

efferent ductules/ epidiymis

Question 3

from the epididymis, sperm are transported to the ——- ——— a larger and somehwta coiloed duct running paralle to the kindey along its lateral margin

Answer 3

ductus deferens

Question 4

at the cranial end of the ductus deferens, just beyomd the epididymis, a thin, black cord parallels the ductus deferens and then continues cranially on its own, what is it and what is special about it and its homology?

Answer 4

the cord is what remains of the mullerian duct, which fails to develop in males! its homologous to oviduct

Question 5

follow the ductus deferens posteriorly as it straightens and receives numberos —————- from the urinary kidney

Answer 5

urinary collecting tubules

Question 6

in a female necturus each ovary, cintaining hundreds of bead like ova, hangs by the ———–

Answer 6

mesovarium

Question 7

the paired tortuous ——- (derived from the mullerian ducts) run along the roof of the pleuroperitoneal cavity

Answer 7

oviducts

Question 8

follow the oviduct forward to find its funnel shaped beggining and the opening to it…….. called the……

Answer 8

ostium

Question 9

unlike the male, the female has numerous —————- transport urine from the kidneys to the —————

Answer 9

urinary collecting tubules/ mesonephric duct