Reproductive System

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Ovaries

  • Produce and release oocytes (eggs)

  • Produce progesterone & estrogen (steroid) hormones

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Fallopian Tubes

  • Transport oocytes from ovaries to the uterus

  • Site of fertilization

  • Fimbrae are finger-like projections that create a current to draw the egg into the tube

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Oogenesis (Location)

  • Occur in ovaries

  • Start with oogonium (2n)

  • Mitosis to form primary oocyte (2n)

  • Meiosis I to form secondary oocyte (n)

  • Meiosis II if fertilization occurred to form ovum (n)

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Spermatogenesis (Location)

  • Occur in testes

  • Start with spermatogonia (2n)

  • Mitosis to form primary spermatocytes (2n)

  • Meiosis I to form secondary spermatocytes (n)

  • Meiosis II to form 4 spermatid (n)

  • Spermiogenesis to form spermatozoa (n)

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Seminiferous Tubules

  • Site of sperm production

  • Sertoli cells nourish, protect sperm cells, and regulate spermatogenesis

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Epididymis

Temporary stored sperm, allow it to gain motility

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Vas Deferens

Deliver sperm from epididymis to the ejaculatory duct

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Urethra

Final passageway for semen during ejaculation