reproductive system Flashcards
primary sex organs
testes, ovaries
gonads produce
gametes
male gonad hormone
androgen
female gonad hormones
estrogen, progesterone
testes are within the
scrotum
testes produce
sperm
scrotum is outside of the
abdominopelvic cavity
scrotum ___degrees lower than core body temp
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why are the testes/scrotum located outside the body
lower temp needed for sperm production
testes divides into lobules via
septa
2 muscles in testes
dartos, cremaster
what do the dartos and cremaster do
move testes close and away from body for temp regulation
testes lobules contain ___ tubules
seminiferous
seminiferous tubules
site of sperm production and sertioli cells
store sperm until ejaculation
epididymus
what is cut during vasectomy
vas deferens
pathway of sperm
_____–>____–>____–>urethra
epididymus, vas deferens, ejaculatory duct
spermatogenesis occurs in
wall of seminiferous tubules
spermatogonia
stem cells
spermatogonia divide by ___ and develop by ____
mitosis, meiosis
spermatogonia divide into
spermatocytes
spermatocytes into
spermatids
spermatids mature into
spermatozoa
spermatogenesis requires what hormones
GnRH, FSH, LH, testosterone
male accessory sex glands
seminal glands, prostate, bulbourethral glands
male accessory sex glands contribute to making
seminal fluid
male copulatory organ
penis
three penile parts
root, shaft, glans penis
prepuce
foreskin
erectile tissues
corpus spongiosum, corpus cavernosa
3 regions of male urethra
prostate, membranous, spongey
male urethra opens at
external urethral oriface
females have ___ genitalia
internal
female genitalia located in
pelvic cavity
female duct system
uterine tubes, uterus, vagina
female gametes
ova, oocytes
estrogen 3 “types”
estradiol, estrone, estriol
female ovary regions
outer cortex, inner medulla