Reproduction flashcards

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sperm

Male sex cells are known as

oocytes

Female sex cells are known as

gonads

Primary sex organs for males that produce sperm and hormones are called

seminiferous tubules

Each of the testes is made up of 250 lobules and each lobule holds one to four highly coiled coiled seminiferous tubules

stratified epithelium

What type of tissue gives rise to sperm cells?

epididymis

When sperm leaves the seminiferous tubles, what is the next area that sperm will tavel to?

acrosome

The tip of the head of the sperm that contains a bag of digestive enzymes is called the

46

Spermatogonia cells contains how many chromosomes?

23

Spermatocytes contain how many chromosomes?

spermatids

Mature sperm cells are called

epididymus

The site of sperm maturation is the

seminal vesicles

What secretes an alkaline fluid and prostaglandins?

prostate gland

What secretes a thin, milky alkaline fluid that both enhances the mobility of sperm cells and neutralizes the acidity of the female tract?

bulbourethral glands

What lubricates the tip of the penis during sexual arousal?

semen

Sperm cells and secretions of the seminal vesicles, prostate gland, and bulbourethral glands make up

glans penis

The corpus spongiosum enlarges at its distal end to form the

testosterone

The most abundant male sex hormone is

ovaries

The primary sexual organs (gonads) for females are the

oogenesis

The formation of an oocyte is called

14

Ovulation typically occurs on what day during a 28 day cycle?

body

The upper two-thirds of the uterus is called the

cervix

The lower one-third of the uterus is the

endometrium

The inside layer of the uterus is called

myometrium

The muscle layer of the uterus is called the

perimetrium

The outside layer of the uterus is called the

hymen

The vaginal orifice is partially covered by a membrane called the

What female part corresponds to the penis and has a similar structure?

What female part corresponds to the penis and has a similar structure?

birth control

The voluntary regulation of the number of offspring produced refers to

pelvic inflammatory disease

One possible complication of gonorrhea and chlamydia is

AIDS

A sexually transmitted disease most frequently transmitted by sharing needles is

prostatitis

Inflammation of the prostate gland is

circumcision

Surgically removing the prepuce is

dysmenorrhea

Painful menstruation is

amenorrhea

The absence of menstrual flow, usually due to a disturbance in hormonal concentrations is

mastitis

Inflammation of a mammary gland is