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21 Cards in this Set
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Testes ♂ |
elongated gonads lie dorsal to the liver |
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Mesorchium ♂ |
mesentary which supports the testes |
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Efferent ductules ♂ |
within mesorchium are strand-like structures
probably too small to see |
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Archinephric duct ♀♂ |
in a mature male these ducts are tightly wounded and embedded on the ventral surface of the kidney
sperm take this route from the testes |
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Seminal vesicle ♂ |
at the end of the archinephric duct straightens out (not tightly convoluted) |
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Sperm sac ♂ |
pair of small sacs created by invaginations of the seminal vesicle that recieves sperm and seminal secretions from the seminal vesicle |
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Urogenital sinus ♂ |
the left and the right side of the sperm sac join together to form this sinus |
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Urogenital papilla ♂ |
inbetween the urogenital sinus
used to pass urine and sperm |
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Urogenital pore ♂ |
opening at the end of the urogenital papilla |
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Cloaca ♀♂ |
a chamber at the end of the digestive, urinary, and reproductive tracts where they exit |
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Claspers ♂ |
inserts into cloaca and oviduct of female during copulation |
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Siphon sacs ♂ |
an elongated tube that lies on the ventral surface of the pelvic fin that is associated with the claspers
expels fluid that contributes to seminal fluid |
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Ovaries ♀ |
cream colored organs dorsal to liver on both sides
moves into body cavity and into the oviducts when ready for fertilization |
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Oviducts ♀ |
dorsal and lateral along body cavity |
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Ostium tubae ♀ |
on the posterior side of the falciform ligament
hard to find on immature females |
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Shell (or nidamental) gland ♀ |
slight swell found dorsal and anterior to the ovary secretes a thin membrane around eggs while they move through oviduct
location of fertilization |
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Urinary papilla ♀ |
on either side of the cloaca |
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Uterus ♀ |
second enlargement occurring posteriorly from the shell gland |
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Mesotubarium ♀ |
mesentery that supports the oviduct |
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Yolk sac ♀ |
found within the uterus |
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Ovoviviparous ♀
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embryo develops inside egg that is retained inside the mother until the egg is ready to be hatched |
