Chapter 23 Reproductive System

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sperm are found in the walls of the

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Seminiferous tubule

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the scrotum provides and environment that is approximately that is how many degrees cooler than the body temperature

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3 degrees

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The part of the sperm that carries the genetic information

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Head

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Testes are surrounded by a tough membrane called the

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Tunica albuginea

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Sperm production is called

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Spermatogenesis

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The section of the sperm that contains enzymes that enable it to break down the covering of the ovum and permit entry

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Acrosome

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Decreased sperm production is called

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Oligospermia

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Testes normally descend into the scrotum how long before birth

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Two months

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20 million to 100 million sperm

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Hey, non cancerous condition of the prostate in older man is known as

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Benign prostatic hypertrophy

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Is the condition in which the foreskin fits so tightly over the glands that it cannot retract

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Phimosis

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The production of the female sex cell is called

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Oogenesis

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The specialized type of cell division that occurs during sexual reproduction is known as

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Meiosis

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A major function of the ovaries is secretion of what sex hormones

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Estrogen and progesterone

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Ovulation occurs how many days before menstration

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14 days

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Is the scientific name for the beginning of the Menzies

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Monarche

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The control of the menstrual cycle occurs in what gland

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Posterior pituitary gland

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Often occurs as a result of an STD or yeast infection

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Vaginitis

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Benign tumor of the smooth muscle and fibrous connective tissue also known as a fibroid tumor

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Myoma

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Yeast infection characterized by leukorrhea

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Candidiasis

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Inflammation of an ovary

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Oophoritis

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Benign lumps in one or both breasts

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fibrocystic disease

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Results from pathogenic organisms transmitted from another person for example an STD

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Exogenous infections

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Painful menstruation

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Dysmenorrhea

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Causes blisters on the skin of the genitals the blisters may disappear temporarily but reoccur especially as a result of stress

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Genital herpes

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Composed of erectile tissue in the woman

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Clitoris

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Pad of fat over the symphysis pubis

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Mons pubis

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area between the vaginal opening and the anus

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Perineum

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What is the membrane that may cover the vaginal opening of the female

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Hymen

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Interstitial cells of the testes function to produce

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Testosterone

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Houses sperm cells as they mature and develop their ability to swim

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Epididymis

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The lining of the uterus is called

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Endometrium

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The hormone progesterone is secreted by a structure call the

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Corpus luteum

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From about the 1st to the 7th day of the menstrual cycle the anterior pituitary gland secretes

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FSH or follicle stimulating hormone

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Sex cell that use at fertilization to form a one celled zygote the first cell of the offspring

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Gametes

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Produces primary spermatocyte which forms four spermatid with 23 chromosomes

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Meiosis

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Tube that receives sperm from the epididymis and transports them from the scrotal sac through the abdominal cavity

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Vas deferens

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Small radioactive seeds placed in the prostate for prostate cancer

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Brachytherapy

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Urethra opens on underside of glands or shaft

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Hypospadias

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Urethra opens on top of the glans or shaft

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Epispadias

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Reproductive tubes connecting the ovary to the uterus

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Uterine tube

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The muscle layer of the uterus is called the

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Myometrium

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Are glands that secrete mucus like fluid into the vestibule

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Bartholin glands

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Milk secreting granular cells of the breast are arranged in grape like call structures

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Alveoli

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Drain the alveoli and converge toward the nipple like the spokes of a wheel

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Lactiferous ducts

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The lack of normal menstruation

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Amenorrhea

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Inflammation of the uterine tubes

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Salpingitis

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A sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterium

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Syphilis

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Pituitary hormone that stimulates the formation of an egg follicle

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FSH

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Phase of the reproductive cycle during which the uterine wall begins to thicken

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Secretory phase

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Phase of the reproductive cycle that begins after ovulation

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Proliferative phase

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A urological infection is asymptomatic in most women and nearly all men

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Trichomoniasis

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Occurs as either an acute or chronic inflammatory condition that can be caused by several different pathogens which usually spread upward from the vagina. Major cause of infertility and sterility

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PID or pelvic inflammatory disease

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Is an irregular or excessive uterine bleeding that most often results from either a hormonal imbalance or some type of structural problem that causes disruption of blood supply

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Dub or dysfunctional uterine bleeding

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The hormone testosterone is secreted by the

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Interstitial cells

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When the foreskin cannot be replaced to usual position after it has been retracted behind the glans

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Paraphimosis

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The skin at the distal end of the penis that is folded doubly to form a loose-fitting retractable collar around the glans is called

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Foreskin or prepuce

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Each milliliter of semen contains how many sperm

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20 to 100 million sperm

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The penis has three columns of erectile tissue

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Corporate cavernous and corpus spongiosum

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The scrotum is divided into two sacks by the

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Septum

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Causes development and maintenance of secondary sex characteristics

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Estrogen

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Stimulates secretory activity of uterine epithelium and assist estrogen in initiating Menzies

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Progesterone