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42 Cards in this Set
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Waht is the function ofthe male and female reproductive system?
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to produce and maintain the sex cell then to transport them to the citeof fertilization
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what produces sperm and hormones?
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primary sex organs gonads
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what sex organs have a supportive function?
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secondary sex organs
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what happens during spermatogenesis?
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spermatogonia enlarges and becomes primary spermatocytes
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what is a haploid
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a secondary spermatocyte with 23 chromosomes
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haploids divide to form what?
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spermatids
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spermatids form what
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the sperm cell
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which organ secretes testosterone?
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testes
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what is the function of testosterone?
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to develope the male reproductive organs and male characteristics puberty hair ect.
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what is the function of the female reproductive system?
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to produce and maintain egg cells and transport them to the site of fertilization and provide a favorable enviroment for a developing fetus
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Primary sex organs of the female are?
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ovaries
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what are the accessory organs of the female system?
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uterine tubes, uterus,vagina
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what are the external organs of the female reproductive system?
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(vulva)
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what does the vulva include?
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labia major, labia minor, clitoris and vestibular gland
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what are the hormones produced by the ovaries?
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estrogen and pregesterons
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What are female sex cells called
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oocytes
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seminiferous tubules do what?
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produce sperm
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what are male hormones called?
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androgen
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what is the path of sperm?
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fromthe seminiferous tubules to the epididymis and then to the vas dererens
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where does sperm mature?
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epididymis
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what are the three parts of sperm?
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head midpiece tail
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the head of sperm has what?
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nucleus 23 chromosomes, and acrosome contains exzymes
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the midpiece of sperm contains what?
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mitochondria which provides atp (energy)for lashing movement
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What does the tail do?
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propels the sperm through the fluid
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what is spermatogenesis?
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is the process of sperm cell formation
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inthe male embryo teh cells that willbecome sperm are?
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undifferentiated andare called spermatogonia
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What stimulates spermatogonia to undergo mitosis ?
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hormones
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hormones stimulate spermatogonia to undergo mitosisand become what?
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spermatocytes
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at puberty each primary spermatocytes undergoes the processof meiosis and results in two what?
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secondary spermatocytes
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secondary spermatocytes divide and become?
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spermatids
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what are the four stages of sperm cell formation
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spermatogonia, primary spermatocytes, secondary spermatocytes, spermatids
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what are male internal accessory organs?
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epididymides vas deferentia ejaculatoryducts and urethra seminal vesicles prostate gland bulbourethral glands
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external male reproductive organs are
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penis and scrotum
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oogenesis is what?
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the process of egg cell formation in women
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what happens in female egg formation?
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primary oocytes divide, resulting in a secondary oocyte and a first polar body,then the seconday oocyte can be fertilized then divides and produces tiny polar body and zygote
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what are uterine tubes called
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fallopian tubes
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The clitoris correspondsto what male organ>?
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the penis
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what does the vestibule correspond to in the male?
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bulbourethral gland
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what is the male reproductive system function controled by?
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testes hypothalamusand anterior pituitary
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Male primary sex organs are the
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testes
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What are teh functions of the epididymis?
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allow the sperm to develop mobile tails store sperm as they mature supply some of the propulsive force needed for ejaculation
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The egg arises from the
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secondary oocyte
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