urinary system Flashcards
(40 cards)
280 days long
gestational period
process to remove useful substances and wastes from blood
filtration
layer of the uterus which slough off during the menstral flow phase
endometrium
begins before birth to produce oocyte
oogenesis
sperm and secretion from the prostate, seminal vesicles and bulbourethral glands
SEMEN
modifies sweat glands
mammary glands
hormone produced by the growing ovarian follicle
estrogen
when spermatogenesis begins
puberty
ruptured follicle following the ejection of an oocyte
corpus luteum
contains enzyme to aid the sperm penetration of the egg
acrosome
primative stem cell of spermatogenesis
spermatogonia
notch on the medial surface of the kidney, where blood vessel and ureter enter/leave the kidney
hilus
where sperm formation occurs
seminiferous tubules
erectile tissue filling with blood
erection
28 days long
menstrual cucle
release hormones into bloodstream
endocrine gland
release secretions through ducts
exocrine gland
hormone produced by the corpus luteum
progesterone
site for sperm maturation
epididymis
divides the tested into lobules
tunica capsule
fatty tissue surrounding kidney to hold them in their normal position
adipose capsule
when a baby’s ex is determined
conception
what proples sperm through vas deferens
peristalsis
gland which fails in the disease diabets mellitus
pancreas