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9 Cards in this Set
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Male System (Function)
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- Produce gametes
- Deliver gametes |
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Male System (Structures)
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- Scrotum
- Testis (2) - Epididymis (2) - Vas deferens (2) - Prostate - Seminal vesicle - Cowper's gland - Ejaculatory duct - Penis |
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Spermatogenesis
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The formation & development of sperm
Type A Spermatogonia > Spermatozoa |
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Male Hormones
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- Anterior Pituitary
- Testes (Testosterone: produced by Leydig cells, matures sperm) - Inhibin (Produced by Sertoli cells, regulates spermatogenesis) |
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Male Ejaculate Process
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Sperm leaves testes > epididymis (become motile) > Vas deferens > Prostatic urethra
Ejaculatory duct > urethra |
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Semen
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Ejaculate fluid containing sperm, prostate fluid, & seminal vesicle fluid
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Female System (Functions)
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- Produce gametes
- Receive male gametes - Provides space, nutrients for embryo - Deliver child |
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Female System (Structures)
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- Ovary (2)
- Fallopian Tube (2) - Uterus - Vagina - Clitoris - Labia (minora/majora) |
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Ovary (Functions)
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- Produce oocytes (exocrine)
- Produce homones (endocrine) - Contains follicles where... Ovum is fert/shed during menstruation |
