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urogenital function
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Kidney | Osmoregulation |
| Ureter | Transfers urine from kidney to urinary bladder |
| Adrenal gland | Regulate stress response |
| Urinary bladder | stores urine |
| Urethra | Transfers urine from bladder (and in males, sperm) to outside the body |
| testis | sperm production |
| Epididymis | Transfers sperm from testes to ductus deferens |
| Spermatic cord | Contains nerves, blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and ductus deferens |
| ductus deferens | Transports sperm from epididymis to urethra |
| Prostate gland | Stores and secrete seminal fluid |
| Bulbourethral glands | Secretes fluid that lubricates urethra for sperm passage |
| Penis | Excretes urine; internal fertilization |
| ovary | Egg production |
| oviduct | Transfers eggs from ovary to uterus |
| Uterus | Houses developing fetuses |
| Placenta | Provides developing fetus with nutrients |
| Chorioallantois | Membrane that surrounds developing fetus |
| Cervix | Border between uterus and vagina |
| vagina | Opens into cervix |