Reproductive Flashcards

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Testes are also called?

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Gonads

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How many testes?

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2

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Suspended in sac called?

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Scrotum

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Why located outside the body?

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Temperature

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Testes produce?

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Sperm

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Semen function?

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Act as barrier
Help sperm travel
Keep sperm alive
Sterilize sperm

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Difference in sperm and semen?

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Sperm is a single cell

Semen is a mixture of stuff

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Seminiferous tubules make?

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Sperm

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Male sex hormone?

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Testosterone

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Secondary sex characteristics of males?

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Deep voice
Hair
Sex drive

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Where does sperm go when it leaves the testes?

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Epididymis

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How long is the epididymis?

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20 feet long

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How long does it take sperm to mature?

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74 days

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Vas Deferens starts and ends where?

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Scrotum to bladder

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Vans Deferens receive sperm from?

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Epididymis

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Two small tubes underneath Vans Deferens?

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Seminal vesicles

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What do Seminal vesicles produce?

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Thick yellow rich in sugar fluid that provide nutrition

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Vans Deferens and Seminal vesicle come together where?

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Prostate gland

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19
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Seminal vesicle fluid makes up a large part of?

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Semen

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2 short tubes formed by Vans Deferens and Seminal vesicle?

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Ejaculatory Duct

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Ejaculatory ducts carry semen through the?

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Prostate gland

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Prostate gland located?

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Below the bladder

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Prostate gland produces?

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Alkaline secretion to increase sperm motility

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During ejaculation, the prostate gland?

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Squeeze

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Cowper gland location?
Below and behind prostate gland
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Cowper glands secrete mucus fluid to?
Lubricant for sex | Decrease acidity of urine residue in urethra
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Tube that extends from the bladder through the penis?
Lubricant for sex
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Urethra carries?
Semen and urine
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How long is the urethra?
6-8 inches
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Enlarged structure on the end of the penis?
Glans
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Glans can be covered by?
Foreskin
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Penis is made of spongy?
Erectile tissue 1. Corpus Cavernosa 2. Corpus Spongiosum
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Function of penis
Reproduction | Eliminate waste
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What majors are in semen?
``` Sperm Fructose Clotting factors Prostaglandins Spermine ```
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What enzyme is released to dissolve a path to penetrate the egg?
Acrosome
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Sperm nucleus does what?
Pull genetic material
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Mitochondria in sperm does what?
Produce ATP to sperm motility
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How many sperm count in the epididymis?
50-120 million sperm per ML
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< 20-25 million per ML = ?
Infertility
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Fructose produced by?
Seminal vesicle
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Fructose is a source of?
Energy
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Clotting factors produced by?
Seminal vesicle and prostate gland
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Semen clots like?
Blood
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Anticoagulant factors do what?
Help remove any clotting/blockage after ejaculation
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Prostaglandins produced by?
Prostate gland and seminal vesicles
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Prostaglandins stimulate?
Peristaltic contractions of the vagina
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Peristaltic contractions do what?
Pull semen into uterus
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Spermine function?
Base that reduces acidity | Increase survival rate of sperm
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Ejaculation initiated by?
Fight or flight/Sympathetic nervous system
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Sperm is viable for?
2 days
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Of the million sperm, how many get to the egg?
100
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Where are the ovaries located?
Abdominal cavity - end of fallopian tube
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Ovaries are attached to the uterus by?
Ligaments
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Ovaries contain thousand of small sacs called?
Follicles
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Ovaries produce what hormones?
Estrogen, Progesterone
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Secondary sex characteristic of ovaries?
Breast, hips widen
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Each follicle contains an immature?
egg
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Ovulation occurs every?
28 days
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Estrogen levels rising release the eggs and trigger?
Ovulation
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If eggs are not fertilized, what happens?
It will be waste with period blood
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Ovulation meaning?
Mature egg is released from mature follicle
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Unfertilized eggs is called?
Menstruation
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How many fallopian tubes?
2
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How long are fallopian tubes?
5 inches
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Fallopian tubes are attached to the upper part of?
Uterus
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Function of fallopian tubes?
Move ovum from ovary to uterus Cilia and peristalsis Site of fertilization
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Three parts to the uterus?
Fundus - round top part Body - Cervix - narrow part
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Function of uterus?
Organ of menstruation Allow development and growth of the fetus Contract during birth to aid in forcing baby out
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Key layer?
Endometrial
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If fertilization does not occur?
Menstruation
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Muscular tube that connects the cervix to?
Outside of body
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Function of vagina?
Passageway for baby, waste, sperm Receives sperm and semen Female organ of reproduction Birth canal during delivery
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Two small glands of either side of the vagina inside?
Vulvovaginal Glands
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Secrete mucus for?
Lubrication
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Vulva is the collective name for?
Outside female genital
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Vulva includes?
Mons pubis - pad of fat covering pubic bone Labia majora - outer folds (lips) Labia minora - inner folds (smaller lips) Perineum - area between the vagina to anus Clitoris - erectile tissue
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What gland are breast?
Mammary
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Breast contain lobes that?
Come together at nipple to fill with milk
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Breast function?
Secrete milk - called lactation