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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
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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
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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
