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18 Cards in this Set
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stem cells inside the seminiferous tubule
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spermatogonia
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support cells that support the developing cells
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sertoli
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produce testosterone
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Leydig or interstitial cells
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formation of sperm cells from spermatogonia
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spermatogenesis
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site of sperm maturation stores sperm for 1 to 2 months
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epididymis
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transport sperm from the epididymis to the ejaculatory ducts these are cut and tied when a vasectomy is done
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vas deferens
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pair of pouch like organs secretes clear alkaline fluid that contain fructose to nourish the sperm
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seminal vesicles
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walnut size gland found below the bladder enlarges with age milky secreetions that improve sperm movment and are high in content
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prostate gland
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pair of pea sized glands secretes alkaline fluid which cleans urethra prior to ejaculation neutralizes acid
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bulbourethral or cowper's gland
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erectile tissue that contains blood sinuses in the penis
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copora cavernosa
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a mature follicle and it contains a oocyte
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graafian follicle
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graafian follicle is stumlated by this hormone in the ovary
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fsh
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yellow body folicle after ovulation fills in with hormone secreting cells
cells that formed the outer sphere of the mature follicle remain in the ovary as the |
corpus luteum
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causes the follicle to rupture and release the oocyte
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LH
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in the uterus the embryo secretes this hormone
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human chorionic gonatropin
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is the fertilized egg
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oocyte
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white scar left after corpus luteum
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corpus albicans
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site of fertilization
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fallopian tubes or uterine tubes oviduct
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