Question | Answer |
Structures, in order, that sperm must travel through to get from the semineferous tubules to the egg. | rete testes --> epididymis--> vas deferns -->ejaculatory duct --> urethra --> vagina --> cervix --> uterus --> uterine tubes |
glands of the make that add to the alkalinity of semen | seminal vesicle, prostate, bulbouretheal gland |
structures found within the sprematic cord | vas deferens, blood vessels, nerves |
components of semen | prostaglandins, fructose, sperm, protein |
target cells of testosterone | peritubular myoid cells and sertoli cells |
secondary sex characteristics of males | increase in the growth of body hair, occasionally, male pattern baldness occurs, enlargement of the larynx, thickening of the skin, increase in muscular growth, thickening and strengthening of the bones |
secondary sex characteristics of females | enlargement of breasts, uterus and vagina, narrowing of shoulders, broadening of the hips, less body and more scalp hair, growth of pubic and axillary hair |
ligaments associated with the female reproductive system | Broad ligament: anchors ovaries, attaches uterine duct to the uterus; ovarian ligament: attaches ovaries to uterus; suspensory ligament: suspends the ovaries |
layers of the uterine wall | endometrium: innermost layer; myometrium: middle layer; perimetrium: outermost layer |
layers of the vaginal wall | innermost: mucous layer; middle layer: muscular layer; outermost layer: fibrous layer |
glands involved in regulating the reproductive system | hypothalamus, anterior pituatary gland, |