Question | Answer |
The uterus id divided into 3 major sections, the upper most section is called ________, and the entry point of the follopian tubes | Fundus |
the large central portion of the uteres is called the _________ | body |
the uterus narrow, lower end is called __________ which opens into the vagina | cervix |
sperm and ovum (egg) cells contain 23 chromosomes, which is, designated a _______ number for humans | haploid |
the condition in which the testes do not descend is called | crptorchidism |
viable sperm are produced only when the temperature of the testes is slightly ______ than normal body tempature | lower |
both fetal and maternal tissue contribute to the formation of the | placenta |
testosterone hormone is responsible for the ________ of sperm | maturation |
sperm cells consist of 3 parts with subparts. The tail or ____________, which provides motility, the head has a substrucutre called ______ and it contains enzymes to digest the membrane of an egg cell, and within the middle piece is _________ produces ATP | flagellum, acrosome, mitochondria |
when meiosis takes place in the ovaries this process is called | oogenesis |
what is another name for sperm and egg | gametes |
a fertilized egg is called a zygote t/f | true |
diploid is how many chromosomes | 46 |
haploid is how many chromosomes | 23 |
this begins at puberty and continues through out live | spermatogenesis |
the part of the sperm cell which contains the 23 chromosomes is the this requires the hormoes fsh and testosterone | headspermatogenesis |
the secretions of the seminal vesicles contain ________ to provide an energy source for sperm | frutose |
list the two of the threee functions of the vagina | sperm reception, menstrual flow, birth canal |
the prostate gland and seminal vesicles provide a _____________ environment which helps maintain sperm motility | alkaline |
bulbourethral glands, aka ___________, whose secretions neutralize any residue from urine, which might interfere with sperm motility | Cowpers |
the female reporductive systems consists of which anatomical structures | ovaries, uterus, vagina, fallopian tubes, external genitalia |
withing the ovary are several hundred thousand __________ which are present at birth | primary follicles |
Maturation of a follicle requires FSHand estrogen | True |
the fallopian tubes may also be called uterine tubes or | oviducts |
the fringe like projections at the end of the tube are called )_______ and help pull the ovum into the tube | fimbriae |
when a zygote implants in any location except the uterus, this is called an _______ pregnancy | ectopic |
the __________ is a tube about 20 feet long on the testes and is the site of completion of sperm maturation | epididyms |
which hormone causes the release of milk | oxytocin |
the uterus is also divided into 3 layers, the outermost layer,__________ is a fold of the peritoneum | epimetrium |
the uterus is divided into 3 layers, the smooth muscle layer, which will contact during labor, is called | myometruim |
the uterus is divided into 3 layers, the lining of the uterus is the ________ which in itself has 2 layers | endometrium |
the two layers of the uterus lining are the _______ layer, adjacent to the muscular layer, is very thin and permanent | Basiler |
the two layers of the uterus lining one is regenerating and lost during each menstrual cycle | Functional |
withing each testes are seminiferous tubules which contain spermatogonia or | |
the glandular tissue of the berast is surrounded by adipose tissue and within are alveolar glands which produce milk | false |
ductus deferens also called ____________ extend through the _________ canal an opening in the abdominal wall | vas deferens, inguinal |
during luteal phase of the menstrual cycle, the ruptured ovarian follicle beomces the | corpus luteum |
the site of fertilization is usually the | fallopian tube |
semen consists of ________________- and the secretions of the ___________________, _______________ and __________ | seminal vesicles, prostate gland, bulbourethral gland |
fsh and estrogen are two hormones required for a follicle to do what | mature |