reproductive system

male reproductive function

produce/move sperm and semen, make male hormones

scrotum

sac of skin and sm musc, keeps testes warm

testes

make sperm, test

epididymis

store maturing sperm

mature sperm pathway

testes, epididymis, vas deferens, ejac duct

seminal vesicles

make alkaline for ejac duct

prostate gland

make white milk of semen

bulbourethral/cowper’s gland

make fluid, neutralizes urethra’s acidity

fsh (m)

spermatogenesis

LH (m)

make test

test

male sex traits

female reproductive function

make ova, mova ova to fallopian tubes for fert, receive sperm, env for embryo

bartholin glands (f)

lubricate

ovaries

make ova, estrogen, progesterone

fallopian tubes

moves mature egg (Fert) to uterus

ovarian cycle

follicular, ovulation, luteal

follicular

fsh → estrogen

estrogen

regen uterine lining

ovulation

lh releases secondary oocyte

luteal

corpus luteums and produces prog & est → lower fsh & lh. wont happen if no fert egg.

uterine cycle

proliferative, secretory, menstruation

proliferative

vascular endometrium, secretes nutrients for implant

menstruation

if no implant, endometrium sheds

uterine implanted, hormone

hcg

hcg

stops corpus luteum degradation, cant produce est & prog

prolactin not after parturition bc

lower est & prog