Reproductive System Flashcards
(24 cards)
Where are sperm produced in the male mammalian reproductive system?
Testes
Where do sperm mature & get stored in the male mammalian reproductive system?
Epididymis
Name the tube that carries sperm away from the testes in the male mammalian reproductive system
Vas Deferens
Which gland in the male mammalian reproductive system adds secretions to sperm (in order to form semen)?
Prostate Gland
Give two examples of the secretions that the prostate gland adds to sperm in the male mammalian reproductive system to form semen
Fructose & enzymes
Which part of the male mammalian reproductive system swells during copulation to lock the male and female together?
Bulbus Glandis
What is the bulbus glandis made of?
Erectile tissue
Where are the corpus cavernosum & the corpus spongiousm found in the male mammalian reproductive system?
The Penis
State the function of the corpus cavernosum in the male mammalian reproductive system
Fills with blood during an erection
State the function of the corpus spongiosum in the male mammalian reproductive system
Prevents the collapse of the urethra during an erection
State the function of the cervix in the female mammalian reproductive system
Muscular barrier that seals the uterus to maintain a sterile environment & protects the tract from infection
Which component of the female mammalian reproductive system is shaped to fit the penis during mating & produces acidic mucus to kill bacteria/prevent infection?
Vagina
Which component of the female mammalian reproductive system is known as the Fallopian tubes & hosts fertilisation?
Oviducts
Where are ova, oestrogen and progesterone produced in the female mammalian reproductive system?
Ovaries
Which external part of the female mammalian reproductive tract swells during oestrous to show receptivity to the male?
Vulva
Which thick muscular structure houses the foetus from conception to parturition within the female mammalian reproductive system?
Uterus
State the organ (within the female mammalian reproductive system) that makes up part of the uterus & allows the conception of litters of offspring (in some species)
Uterine horns
State the 3 layers of the mammalian uterus
Perimetrium, myometrium, endometrium
Outline the purpose of perimetrium in the mammalian uterus
External layer that supports the shape of the uterus
Outline the purpose of myometrium in the mammalian uterus
Muscular layer that contracts during parturition
Outline the purpose of endometrium in the mammalian uterus
Inner layer where ovum implant
State the functions of the placenta
Nutrition, protection, oxygen/respiration, digestion & excretion
What does it meant if an animal has an “induced ostreous cycle”?
The animal has to mate before she ovulates
Name a species that experiences induced ostreous cycles
Cats
