Human physiology pt 2

Reproductive System

All living things reproduce, it’s a property of life

What hormone is secreted from the testes?

Testosterone

Where is sperm made?

Testes

Where is sperm held?

Scrotum

After being in the scrotum, what tube is the sperm stored in?

Epididymus

If sperm leaves, it leaves through another tube called the ____ (after epididymus)

Sperm Duct

What secretes fluid containing proteins that is added to sperm to make semen?

Prostate gland and seminal vesicules

What transfers semen during ejaculation?

Uretha

The ____ produces the female gametes (egg cells or ova)

Ovary

If the egg leaves the ovary, it goes through the _____, also where ______ occurs

Oviduct; fertilization

Then the egg travels to the ____, and if it’s a fertilized egg, it’ll implant embryo into the wall

Uterus

If egg is not fertilized it’ll leave the ____

cervix

Then the egg leaves through the ______, and provides a birth canal

vagina

Then the last part it goes through is the _____, which protects internal parts of female reproductive system.

Vulva

Menstrual Cycle starts and ends when

Puberty; Menopause

What 4 hormones are involved in the Menstrual cycle

FSH, LH, Estrogen, and progesterone

How does the follicular phase start?

It starts with the increase of the hormone FSH from the brain

What happens when FSH starts to increase in the follicular phase

It starts the development of the follicular (lots of cells) which starts the development of the egg

The follicle eventually starts to make ____ when egg is developed

Estrogen

When estrogen goes up, the follicle makes more FSH receptor; which makes more FSH and the cycle is repeating which is ____ feedback

positive

As the estrogen increase, it builds what?

the lining of the uterus

When estrogen hits peak, it releases ___

LH

When LH peaks, it causes egg to be released from the follicle called ___

Ovulation