Term
| Three parts of the reproductive system |
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Definition
1. Gonads
2. Ducts
3. Accessory Organs |
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Term
| What temperature is the scrotum? |
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Definition
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Term
| Four ways to maintain temperature in the testes within the scrotum. |
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Definition
1. Suspended away from the body.
2. Countercurrent blood flow
3. Cremaster - elevates into body
4. Dartos - wrinkles skin to conserve heat |
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Term
| What tuboles are in the testes |
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Definition
| seminiferous tuboles which have sustentacular cells and interstitial cells |
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Term
| The two types of cells in the seminiferous tuboles in the testes? |
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Definition
1. Sustentacular cells (sperm)
2. Interstitial cells (testosterone) |
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Term
| Which cell produces testosterone in the testes? |
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Definition
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Term
| What cells produce sperm in the testes? |
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Definition
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Term
| Trace the route of the duct system |
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Definition
1. From the seminiferous tuboles in the testes to
2. Epididymis to the
3. Ductus deferens, which carries the sperm out over the pubic bone, over the bladder, and down into the
4. ampulla, which joines with the seminal vescicle to create the
5. Ejaculatory duct, which travels through the prostate before emptying into the
6. Urethra! |
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Term
| What closes off the bladder during ejaculation? |
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Definition
| Internal Urethral Sphincter |
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Term
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Definition
1. Corpora cavernosa
2. Corpora spongiousum |
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