The Reproductive System Flashcards

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Pelvic Inlet

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Where the demarcation between the abdominal and pelvic cavities occur
- Transverse plane that crosses the superior borders of the pubis and sacrum

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Testes

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Organs of male reproductive system responsible for spermatozoa production and the primary testosterone source in males

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Scrotum

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Where the testes descend and reside during development

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Spermatic Cord

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Conduit between the scrotum and abdominopelvic cavity

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Cremaster Muscle

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Contracts and relaxes (scrotum), elevating and lowering the testes
- Contraction: When testes is too cold and needs to be warmed (elevation)
- Relaxing: When testes is too warm and needs to be cooled (lowering)

  • regulates temperature of testes
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Testicular Artery

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Brings blood from the aorta and is surrounded by the veins pampiniform plexus

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Testicular Vein

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Formed from the network of veins (pampiniform plexus) on each side of body

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Testicular Vein

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Formed from the network of veins (pampiniform plexus) on each side of body

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Rete testis

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Tubule network that collects sperm from several seminiferous tubules

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Efferent Ductules

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Outside the testis and carries sperm to the epididymis

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Epididymis

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Long coiled tube that lies across the testis

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Ductus Deferens (vas deferens)

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Where the epididymis terminates and carries sperm up through the spermatic cord through the pelvic cavity to ultimately joint the urethra

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Perineal Muscles

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Contracts in pelvic floor to propel semen through the urethra during ejaculation

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Ejaculatory Duct

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Formed by fusion of the 2 seminal vesicles with a ductus deferents and travel through prostate to join urethra

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Seminal Vesicles’ Fluid

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Provides energy to sperm cells as fructose and contain buffers to neutralize the vagina’s acidic environment

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Prostate

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Gland that make prostatic fluid and is home to the prostatic urethra and the 2 ejaculatory ducts that join it

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(2) Bulbourethral Glands

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Found in the pelvis’s muscular floor and each have a short duct that connects to the membranous urethra
- Basic mucus to allow sperm to go through acidic vagina

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Chambers of Erectile Tissue

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Corpora Cavernosa: Paired upper chambers that attach to the inferior rami of pubic bones
Corpus Spongiosum: Surrounds the urethra as it emerges from the flood of the pelvis and enlarged at the distal end of the penis forming the glans region

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Glans

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Expansion of the corpus spongiosum and the opening of the urethra is found at its center

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Penis

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Made of erectile tissues that expand with blood during erection by dilation of arteries and constriction of veins

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Ovaries

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Produce oocytes (egg cells) that travel through uterine tubes to the uterus

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Vagina

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Leads to the exterior of the body from the uterus. Receives penis during sex and birth canal.

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Uterus

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Allows for implantation and the formation of a placenta
(upper fundus, middle body, lower cervix)

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Infundibulum

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Where ovulated oocytes are swept into by its finger-like fimbriae
- uterine tube

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Fimbriae
Finger like projections of the infundibulum
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Where does Fertilization occur
Infundibulum or the ampulla
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Isthmus
Formed by the narrowing of the uterine tube
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Ampulla
Slightly enlarged region of the uterine tube b/w isthmus and infundibulum
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Cervical Canal's 2 Ends
Internal os (opening) and external os
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3 Layers of the Uterus
Endometrium, myometrium, perimetrium
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Endometrium
Innermost layer of the uterus that is shed with each menstrual cycle and regenerated for next cycle. Placenta.
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Myometrium
Middle and most substantial layer of the uterus made of smooth muscle that contracts during labor to push the fetus through the cervical canal
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Perimetrium
The outermost layer of the uterus and made of parietal peritoneum and found where the uterus bulges into the peritoneal cavity
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Perimetrium
The outermost layer of the uterus and made of parietal peritoneum and found where the uterus bulges into the peritoneal cavity
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Labia Majora
Skin covered part of the vulva
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Vulva
The external genitalia
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Labia Minora
Internal to the labia majora and covered by mucose which merge anteriorly to form the hood of the clitoris
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Clitoris
Small erectile organ derived from an embryological structure that forms the penis in males
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Glans (female)
Only visible part of the clitoris
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External urethral orifice
Posterior to the glans of the clitoris and is followed by the vaginal orifice
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Pampiniform Plexus
Network of veins that cool the incoming arterial blood, thereby lowering the testis’ temperature.