A&P Summer Germ Cells and Gonads Practical

Oogonia

Cells that develop into eggs

Spermatogonia

Cells that become sperm

Spermatid

Almost mature sperm cell

Corpus Leuteum

Structure that makes hormones after ovulation

Theca Cells

Ovary cells that help make hormones

Primary Oocyte

Egg cell stuck in early development

Primary Spermatocytes

Early stage sperm cells

Ovaries

Organs that make sperm and testosterone

Corpus Albicans

Scar left after corpus luteum fades

Granulosa Cells

Cells that support egg and make hormones

Secondary Oocyte

Egg cell ready for fertilization

Secondary Spermatocytes

Midostage sperm cells

Testes

Organs that make sperm and testosterone

Polar Bodies

Small cells that don’t become eggs

Antrum

Fluid-filled space in a maturing follicle

Ovum

Mature egg cell

Follicle

Structure in ovary that holds egg

Zona Pellucida

Egg’s outer protective layer

Spermiogenesis

Final step of sperm development