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19 Cards in this Set
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What does the step of fertilization produce?
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One cell with one set of chromosomes from each parent.
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What are gonads?
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Testes and ovaries
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What do gonads do?
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Produce gametes and secrete sex hormones
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What is gynecology?
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The study of the female reproductive system.
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What is urology?
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The study of the urinary and male reproductive system.
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What happens in synapsis?
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Copies of chromosomes pair off and form a tetrad.
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What do the X and Y chromosomes do?
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Determine the sex of the baby.
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What happens during metaphase I?
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Similar pairs of chromosomes line up with attached microtubules along the metaphase plate.
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What happens in anaphase I?
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Each set of similar chromatids are pulled apart towards opposite ends of the dividing cell.
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T/F - Telophase I and cytokinesis are similar to mitotic division.
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True
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What are the 4 phases of meiosis II?
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Prophase II
Metaphase II Anaphase II Telophase II |
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How many cells are produced in Meiosis II?
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Four
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What are the four steps of Meiosis I?
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Metaphase I
Anaphase I Telophase I |
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What is the muscle that causes wrinkling of the scrotum?
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The dartos muscle.
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What is the main roll of the scrotum?
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Temperature regulation of the testes.
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What does the cremastermuscle in the spermatic cord do?
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Elevates the testes on exposure to cold and during arousal.
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What is the dense white capsule called which surrounds the testes?
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Tunica albuginea
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What is Cryptochidism?
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The testes have not descended into the scrotum.
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What is the hormone secreted by Leydig cells?
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Testosterone
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