reproductive videos 1 and 2 Flashcards
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primary sex organs for both reproductive systems
gonads
the cells that gonads produce
gametes
female gametes
oocytes
male gametes
sperm
sex hormones in females
estrogen and progesterone
sex hormones in males
androgens
the 3 names for sex
copulation, coitus, sexual intercourse
what happens at puberty
external sex characteristics become more prominent
first menstral bleeding
menarche
first sperm release (that may happen during sleep)
spermarche
hormones are also released from the
hypothalamus and anterior petuitary gland
penis
clitoris
testis
ovary
body of the penis
labia minora
the female counterpart to the scrotum
labia majora
bulbourethral gland
greater vestibular gland
what is the double fold of peritoneum called
the mesovarium
the mesovarium attaches to the overy at the ____
hilum
the hilum is on the ______ surface, its where ____ and ____ enter/exit
anterior, nerves, blood vessels
each ovary is attached to its respective side of the uterus by the ______
ovarian ligament
the _________ attaches to the lateral side of each ovary and connects it to the pelvic wall
suspensory ligament
each ovary is supplied by an ____ and ______
ovarian artery, ovarian veins
what is the thin, cuboidal epithelial layer that surrounds each ovary called
germinal epithelium
in the germinal epithelium is a connective tissue called ______
the tunica albuginea