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Undergraduate 2
03/04/2017

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Testes showing spermatogenisis
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Testes
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Epididymis
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Seminal vesicle
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Prostate Gland
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Vas deferens
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Pituitary (hypophysis)
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Pituitary
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rat vagina
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cat ovary
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human oviduct
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Kidney
Definition
bean shaped structure, filters waste products from blood
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Urinary bladder
Definition
sac where urine is stored temporarily
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stomach
Definition
digests food
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Liver
Definition
cleans blood, produces digestive liquid, stores glycogen for energy
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Intestine
Definition
breaks down food, absorbs nutrients
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colon
Definition
reabsorb fluids and process waste products from the body and prepare for its elimination
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anus
Definition
excretion of waste
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Hypophysis (pituitary)
Definition
produces critical hormones
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anterior pituitary
Definition
Produces hormones that regulate growth, and stimulate the adrenal and thyroid glands, as well as the ovaries and testes. It also generates prolactin, which enables new mothers to produce milk.
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posterior pituitary
Definition
produces antidiuretic hormone, which reclaims water from the kidneys and conserves it in the bloodstream to prevent dehydration and oxytocin
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vagina
Definition
sexual intercourse, menstruation, childbirth
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urethra
Definition
brings urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body. also semen in males
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ureter
Definition
tube that carries urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder
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Uterine body
Definition
receives eggs and supports the growing embryos development until birth.
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Uterine horn
Definition
Rats have a uterus consisting of the right and left cornua (horns) referred to as a bicornuate uterus. This structure enables the rat to have multiple offspring.
The horns of the uterus come together to form the vagina.
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Ovarian duct/fallopian tube
Definition
transport the ova from the ovary to the uterus
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ovary
Definition
produce oocytes for fertilisation and reproductive hormones
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testes
Definition
the glands where sperm and testosterone are produced
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epididymis
Definition
sperm travel through head, body and tail to get to the vas deferens
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Inguinal canal
Definition
a pathway by which structures can pass from the abdominal wall to the external genitalia.
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vas deferens
Definition
transport sperm from the epididymis to the ejaculatory ducts for the production of ejaculation
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prostate
Definition
secretes prostate fluid, one of the components of semen.
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Seminal vesicles
Definition
holds the liquid that mixes with sperm to form semen. Semen combines fluid elements from the epididymis, seminal vesicles, prostate gland, and vas deferens.
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Bulbocavernosis muscle
Definition
below penis by rectum, esponsible for the erection
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ischiocavernosis muscle
Definition
on back of penis, responsible for changing the angle of the penis so the male could insert the penis in the female’s vagina as he mounts from the rear.
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