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88 Cards in this Set
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what are the primary sex organs?
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Gonads
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gonads =
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testes and ovaries
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gonads produce what two thing ?
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gametes and hormones
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-sex cells
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gametes
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what are the 3 Accessory reproductive organs ?
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ducts, glands, external genitalia
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what determines the sex of the offspring ?
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sperm
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Gonads appear at 5-6 weeks as _______ ________ in the _____ ______
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gonadal ridges, abdominal cavity
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at 5- 6 week what is adjacent to the gonadal ridges ?
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mesonpheric duct and the paramesonpheric duct
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- a sac like structure, purpose is it maintain temp of testis
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scrotum
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sperm is not viable at ____ body temp
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core
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what two muscles control the scrotum ? WHAT do the control
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1. dartos muscle ( CAUSES WRINKLES )
2. cremaster muscle (brings closer to pelvic cavity) |
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the sex determing region (SRY) codes for what? and is located where?
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testis determining factor and Y chromosome
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(TDF) interacts with genes on the ___ _________ to for________ receptors
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x chromosome , andrgoen
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by week __-__ early testicles appear and produce testosterone
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8-9
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at week 8-9 what dose the mesonephric duct develop into ?
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male duct system
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at week 8-9 the paramesonephric duct is inhibited by _______ _________ ______ secreted by the testes
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mullerian inhibiting factor
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at what week are male genetals recognizable ?
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12
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at week 12 a connective tissue cord called the ______ begins to extend from the testis to the ______
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gubernaculum, scrotum
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what dos the gubernaculum pass through at week 12 ?
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oblique muscle and aponeroses
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at week 12 what extend as the vaginal process?
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peritoneum
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at week 12 the path of low resistance become the what ?
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inguinal canal
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at ___ moths the testis descend into the scrotum
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late in the development period what dose the vaginal process become?
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tunica vaginalis
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later in development what dose the vaginal process become ?
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tunica vaginalis
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blood supply to the testies comes from what?
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testicular arteries
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what supplies blood to the testicular arteries ?
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abdominal aorta
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- a venouse network surronding the testicular artey in the spermatic cord
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pampiniform plexus
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the branches of th pampinifrom plexus converge to form what?
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testicular vein
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the plexus acts a a counter current for the exchange of what ?
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heat
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the plexus remove heat from the _____ blood to help rid heat for sperm production
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arterial
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what are the two conective tissue tunics that cover the testes? which is inner and which is outer?
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tunica vaginalis outer
tunica albuginea inner |
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- in tge tetses a lobe is made of these |
seminiferous tubules |
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- location of sperm production
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seminiferous tubules
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coild tubes located within testicles
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seminiferous tubules
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seminiferous tubules lead to the ______ _____
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rete testis
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the rete testis join to form what ?
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efferent ductules
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what are ductules lined with ?
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cilliated epithelium
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the seminiferous tubules are lined with what ?
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germinal epithelium
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what type of cell develops into sperm ?
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germinal epithelium
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in the testes what produces testosteron ?
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the inerstitial cells of tubules
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what cell provide nutrients and remove waste from germ cells ?
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sustentacular cells
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what type of cell produces androgen binding proteins ?
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sustentacular cells
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what type of cell creates the blood testes barrier with tight junctions ?
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sustentacular
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- blood vessels , nerves, and duct pass through what ?
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spermatic cord
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where dose sperm complet development ?
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Epididymis
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what stores sperm as they reach maturity ?
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epididymis
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how long do sperm live befor being phagocytized
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a few months
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Ductus (vas) deferns connects what two thing
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the epididymis and the ejaculatory duct
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the ductus vas deferens travels withing the _______ ________ and loops over the ________
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spermatic cord and ureter
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the Ejaculatroy duct is fromed from combination of __________ and ________ |
ductus deferens and seminal vesicles |
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both the ductus deferens and th seminal vesicles travel through the prostate gland before emptying into the __________
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urethera
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- terminal portion of the male duct system
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urethera
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- serves both the urinary and reproductive system
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urehtera
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-secretes fluid containign fructose , ascorbic acid , coagulating enzymes and prostaglandins
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seminal vesicles
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- secretion plays a role in activating sperm
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prostate
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- secertion neutralizes acidic urine in urethra |
bulbourethral |
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the penis is supplied by what 2 arteries ?
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dorsal and deep artery
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what are the two types of tissue in the penis ?
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spongy urethra and erectile tissue
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corpus spongiosum is the ___________ tissue and corpora cavernosa is the __________ tissue
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spongy, erectile
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what tissue in the penis is the larges in proportion ?
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corpora cavernosa
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where do the deep arteries travel in the penis ?
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through the core of the corpora cavernosa
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what cause the deep arteries to dialte ?
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the release of nitrous oxide
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what fills with blood when the deep arteris dialte ?
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lacunae
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after ejaculation sympathetic fibers cause _______ ______ to constrict
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pudendal arteries
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after ejaculation what drains the blood ?
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dorsal vein
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muscle fiber in what tissue constrics to squeeze out the blood ?
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erectile tissue
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-fluid that is ejaculated
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semen
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what provides a transport medium and activating chemicals for sperm?
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semen
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what is the energey source for sperm ?
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fructose
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in semen prostaglandins do what two major things?
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1. decrease viscosity of vaginal mucus
2. produce revers peristalsis of uterus and medial portion of uterine tube |
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the pH of what neutralizes the acidic vagina
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semen
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the hypothalamus releases what hormone ?
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gonadotropin- releasing hormone (GNRH)
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GNRH stimulates the pituitary to releas what two hormones ?
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follicle - stimulating and lutenizing hormone
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FSH stiumulates what cells to to secret androgen binding proteins
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sustentacular
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andrgoen binding proteins bind testosterone to what ?
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germ cells
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LH stimulates interstitial cells to secret what?
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testosterone
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what dose testosterone stimulate ?
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spermatogenesis
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-steps that lead to production of sperm
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spermatogenesis
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spermatogenesis produce _________ gametes
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haploid
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sperm producing cells begin as _______ _____ located in the _______ ________
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primordial germ, yolk sac
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at 5-6 weeks primodial germ cells become __________
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spermatogonia
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spermatogonia divide by __________
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mitosis
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after passing through the blood testes barrier spermatogonia divide into _________ __________
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secondary spermatocytes
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each secondary spermatocytes undergoes meiosis 2 to produce what
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4 spermatogonium
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spermiogenesis - def.
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- spermatid loses excess cytoplasim and deveople tails
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the head of the sperm is topped with a _________
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acrosome
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where dose spermiogenesis take place?
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epididymis
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