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APII Reproductive
SPC APII Reproductive Systems
Question | Answer |
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What is the primary sex organ in the human male? | |
What is the difference between mons venus & mons pubis? | |
What is the difference between sperm & semen? | |
In the female, what is the equivalent to the male scrotum? | |
What is ovulation? What is being ovulated? | |
What do oogenisis & spermatogenesis have in common? | |
During penetration, what is being penetrated? | |
What occurs when the 1st sperm reaches the 2* oocyte? | |
What cell produces testosterone? | |
What is the difference between milk ejection, production, & lactation? | |
T or F, human life is sexually transmitted? | |
What is reproduction? | Thread of life is sustained, organisms produce offspring, genetic mat'l is passed to next generation. |
Male gonads (sex organs, cells & hormones produced): | Testes, sperm, testosterone |
Male reproduction ducts: | Epididymis, ductus deferens, ejaculatory ducts, urethra |
Male accessory glands: | Prostate, seminal vesicles, cowper's glands |
Male supporting structures: | Penis & scrotum |
Female Gonads: (sex organs, cells & hormones produced) | Ovaries, ova, estrogen & progesterone |
Female reproduction ducts: | Oviduct/fallopian tube/uterine tube |
Female accessory glands: | Paraurethral glands, greater vestibular glands |
Female supporting structures: | Uterus & vagina |
What muscle is in the Cremaster & what is the purpose? | SKM - continuation of oblique, surrounds testes & contracts in response to cold, elevates testes during sexual arousal, keeps sperm viable @ 2-3C* below body temp. |
Where are sperm produced? | Seminiferous tubules of the testes in a process called spermatogenesis |
What hormone is spermatogenesis stimulated by? | FSH & testosterone |
Spermatogonia: | 46 chromosomes, immature |
Spermatozoa: | 23 chromosomes, mature |
Sustentacular (Sertoli) Cells: | Joined together in tight junctions forming blood-testis barrier, isolating developing sperm from blood & preventing harm from one's own immune response. Secrete: inhibin. |