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Reproductive Function (Females) |
Ovary made up of an outer cortex and inner medulla Cortex- many follicles each containing an immature ovum (oocyte) |
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Uterus |
Aka womb Where offspring develops |
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Endometrium |
Lining of the uterus Connective tissue blood vessels and glandular epithelium |
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What is the lowest portion of the uterus called? |
Cervix (opens into the vagina) |
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What does the placenta produce when fertilization occurs and implantation? |
HCG- Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (maintains the corpus luteum in the ovary) |
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What does the FSH promote in males? |
Spermatogenesis in the seminiferous tubules |
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What does the LH promote in males? |
Testosterone production in the interstitial cells |
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Why does the placental hormones shut down the anterior pituitary? |
So no new ovarian follicle matures |
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What does the placental hormones do? |
Maintain the endometrium so the corpus luteum in the ovary is not needed |
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Testes |
Contain tightly coiled seminiferous tubules packed with cells undergoing spermatogenesis |
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What cells are found between seminiferous tubules? |
Interstitial cells (secrete testosterone) |
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What are the 2 types of cells found in the seminiferous tubule? |
Germ cells (involved in spermatogenesis) Sertoli cells (support and nourish the developing cells undergoing spermatogenesis) |
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Male reproductive of sperm |
Sperm produced by testes—> stores in epididymis—> enters vas deferens—> transported to ejaculatory duct—> enters urethra—>penis—> outside the body |
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Prostate Gland |
Encircles the urethra, inferior to the bladder Secretes thin milky fluids and enters the urethra |
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Bulbourethral Glands |
2 small glands, inferior to the prostate gland Secretes mucuslike fluid through many tubules and lubricates end of penis |
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What happens at the start of puberty for males? |
Hypothalamus increase its production of GnRH (gonadotropin releasing hormone) which stimulates the anterior pituitary to produce FSH and LH |
