chap 25

What do we call the organs that produce gametes?

gonads

What female feature is homologous with the foreskin in males?

prepuce

What female feature is homologous with the bulbourethral gland in males?

greater vestibular gland

What is the collective term for the external genitalia of the female?

vulva

Which are the large ducts within each lobe of the breast that have collected the milk from several lobules?

lactiferous ducts

What do we call the funnel-shaped lateral margin of the uterine tube?

infundibulum

What do we call the area enclosed by the labia which has both the vaginal orifice and the urethral opening?

vestibule

What do we call the vascularized, membranous barrier formed of elastic epithelial folds that covers the vaginal entrance during childhood?

hymen

What do we call the gonads of the female?

ovaries

The structures in the female pelvis are supported by many ligaments, which secures the ovary to the pelvic wall (contains ovarian artery and vein)?

suspensory ligament

What do we call the fibrous connective tissue bands that support the breast, extending from the skin to the fascia of the pectoralis major?

suspensory ligaments

What do we call the broad, curved, superior region of the uterus?

fundus

The structures in the female pelvis are supported by many ligaments, which secures the uterus to the anterior body wall?

round ligament

What is the name of the fold of labia minora over the clitoris?

prepuce

The structures in the female pelvis are supported by many ligaments, which secures the ovary to the uterus?

ovarian ligament

What is the name of the comma-shaped structure wrapped around approximately ½ of the testis that is composed of a long coiled tube within a connective tissue membrane and that reabsorbs unused sperm?

epididymis

What is the singular term for the male gonad?

testis

What are the dorsal, paired erectile bodies of the penis?

corpora cavernosa

What male accessory gland is located at the base of the urinary bladder and secretes a slightly acidic fluid that contains a component that prevents UTIs?

 

prostate gland

What tubes of the male gonads are involved in sperm formation?

seminiferous tubules

The secretions from three accessory reproductive glands (actually 5, but two occur in pairs) combine with sperm to form what fluid?

semen

What is the specific function of the venous plexus?

counter-current heat exchange with the testicular artery

What layer of smooth muscle lies within the scrotum and can relax or contract to place the testes further from or nearer to the body and causes wrinkling of the scrotal skin when contracted?

dartos muscle

What is the technical term for the tip of the penis?

glans

What do we call the ‘seam’ running along the ventral surface of the scrotum and penis?

median raphe

What female feature is homologous with the tip of the penis in males?

glans clitoris

What female feature is homologous with the testes in males?

 

ovaries

What portion of the female external genitalia consists of skin and subcutaneous tissue anterior to symphysis pubis?

mons pubis

Which are the expansions of the lumens of these ducts where milk is stored prior to release from the nipple?

lactiferous sinuses

What is the name of the pigmented area around the nipple that contains numerous sebaceous glands?

areola

What do we call the finger-like folds found on the lateral margin of the uterine tube?

fimbriae

What is the name of the female erectile organ, found anteriosuperior to the labia minora?

clitoris

What structures extend from both sides of the superior uterus toward the ovaries?

uterine tubes

The structures in the female pelvis are supported by many ligaments, which forms a peritoneal drape over the uterus (many ligaments run through it)?

Correct!

broad ligament

What is the pear-shaped, thick-walled muscular organ that houses the developing embryo/fetus?

uterus

What skin covered muscular sac houses the testes?

scrotum

What is the single, ventral erectile body that contains the urethra and is continuous with the tip of the penis?

corpus spongiosum

What fibromuscular organ runs from the inguinal canal to wrap around the testis, carrying nerves and blood vessels as well as a tube for sperm transport?

spermatic cord

What short duct within the prostate connects sperm and secretions from another gland to the urethra?

ejaculatory duct

What is the copulatory organ of the male?

 

penis

What female feature is homologous with the prostate gland in males?

lesser vestibular gland

What do we call the fibromuscular tube that serves as the copulatory organ in the female and the birth canal?

vagina

What portion of the female external genitalia consists of hairless, areolar filled skin folds lateral to vaginal orifice?

labia minora

What do we call the middle, smooth muscle layer of the uterus?

 

myometrium

What do we call the inner, columnar epithelium (with underlying gland-filled lamina) layer of the uterus?

endometrium

What male accessory glands are located on the posterior surface of the urinary bladder adjacent to the ampulla of the ductus deferens and secrete the bulk (majority) of the volume of semen?

seminal gland

What is the function of the scrotum?

 

keep the testes cooler than body temperature

What do we call the outer, serous layer of the uterus?

perimetrium

What do we call the narrow, inferior portion of the uterus that protrudes into the vagina?

cervix

What layer of skeletal muscle in the spermatic cord contracts or relaxes involuntarily to raise or lower each testis individually?

cremaster muscle

What is the name of the thick-walled tube that carries sperm into the pelvic cavity (it enlarges into an ampulla posterior to the prostate)?

vas deferens