HESI Reproductive System

Gonads

Develop secondary sex characteristics, produces hormones & gametes (testes & ovaries)

Gamete

Produce mature haploid cells (23 chromosomes)

Bartholins Gland

Part of female reproductive system

Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)

Produced by pituitary, stimulates spermatogenesis & matures ovarian follicle

Luteinizing hormone (LH)

Produced by pituitary, stimulates production of testosterone & ovulation

Estrogen

Produced by ovarian cells, responsible for secondary sex characteristics & stimulates proliferative phase of menstrual cycle

Progesterone

Produced by corpus luteum, Secretory phase of menstrual cycle

Testosterone

Stimulates growth of muscle, bone, penis, scrotum, larynx & deepens voice

Testes

Produces sperm & testosterone

Spermatozoa

Sperm cells from seminiferous tubules

Epididymis

Stores & matures sperm

Vas deferens

Channel to ejaculatory duct

Fallopian tubes

Site of fertilization

What hormones are high at the beginning of menstrual cycle?

FSH & Estrogen

Gonadotropins

Hormones that regulate the function of the gonads