physiology chpt 20
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- lobules within the testes contain ____________ ________.
- seminiferous tubules
- the cells of leydig' s function is to produce _________.
- testosterone
- The function of the testes is ____________.
- spermatogenisis
- __________ cells produce and nurse sperm.
- sertoli
- A month or two before birth the tsetis descends through the________ _________.
- inguinal canal
- each testis remains suspended by a ___________ __________.
- spermatic cord
- The seminiferous tubules produce _________.
- spermatozoa.
- Between tubules in the lobules of the testes are specialized interstitial cells that secrete ________.
- testosterone
- After being secreted by the testis, testosterone is abosrobed directly into the bloodstream. This horomone has these two functions>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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1.) maintenance of the reproductive structures including development of the spermatozoa.
2.)development of secondary sex characteristics - sperm travel through the ___________ , this is where sperm matures.
- epdidymis
- The epididymus is _______ft long.
- 20
- male primary organs consist of the __________ and _________.
- gonads and testes
- The primary male organs are the _______.
- gonads
- The gonads are _____ _________.
- sex glands
- The male gonads are called the ________.
- testes
- The female gonads are called the _______.
- ovaries
- The accessory organs provide transport of _______ ________ as well as various _______ _______.
- germ cells, exocrine glands
- specialized male sex cells are called ________.
- spermatozoa
- Female specialized sex cells are called ___________.
- ova
- specialized cells designed specifically for the perpetuation of the species are called _______ cells.
- germ
- _________ is the special process of cell division that halves the number of chromosomes.
- meiosis
- interstitial cells are also known as the cells of _______.
- leydig
- The tunica albuginea branches into 200 _______ per teste.
- lobules
- sperm is ____% of ejaculate.
- 5
- The seminal vesicle produces _________ which is ____% of ejaculate.
- fructose, 60
- The prostate is a muscular organ that add ___% fluid to ejaculate which is ______ and _______.
- 30, alklai , fructose
- In the _______ the vas deferens connects to the urethra.
- prostate
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Parasympathetic - __________
sympathetic - _____________ - erection , ejacualtion
- ________ follicles rupture and expel an oocyte.
- 400
- 400 _________ rupture and expel and ______.
- follicles, oocyte
- The cells of the ovarian wall secrete ________.
- estrogen
- Estrogen secreted from the ovarian wall stimulates the growth of the ___________ ___________.
- uterine lining
- The rupture of a follicle allowing the escape of an ovum is called
- ovulation
- After it is released the egg cell makes its way to the nearest ________. The ___________ is a tube that arches over the ovary and leads to the uterus.
- oviduct, oviduct
- after the ovum has been exepelled the remaining follicle is transformed into a solid glandular mass called the ________ ___________.
- corpus luteum
- The corupus luteum secretes both _________ and ___________ another horomone needed in the reproductive cycle.
- estrogen and progesterone
- The oviducts are also known as the _______ _______.
- fallopian tubes
- It takes __ days for an ovum to reach the uterus from the ovary.
- 5
- The endometrium is sloughed every
- 28 days
- The uterus is made up of three parts..........
- fundus body cervix
- The glands found on each side of the vaginal opening are mucus producing glands called the _____ ______ glands.
- greater vestibular
- The greater vestibular glands secrete mucous into the lesser ________.
- vestibule
- __________ produced by the pituitary , causes the follicle to develop in the ovary.
- FSH follicle stimulating horomone
- The ovaries are suspended by _____ ligaments.
- 6
- The follicle produces increasing amounts of ________ as the ovum matures.
- estrogen
- Gonads function is to produce ______ _______ and manufacture _________.
- germ cells, horomones
- The complicated process of maturation of an ovum takes palce in a small fluid filled cluster of cells called the ________ ________.
- ovarian follicle
- The lining of the uterus is a specialized epithelium known as _____.
- endometrium
- The ovum is swept up the fallopian tube by a current in the peritoneal fluid produced by the small fringe like extensions called __________.
- fimbriae
- The testes are covered by the _________ __________.
- tunica albuginea
- The _______ gland adds 5 % _________ to the ejaculate
- cowpers,mucous