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reproductive sys 2
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
07/26/2011

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Term
Testicles have own __________ supply.
Definition
blood
Term
________ are site of sperm development undergoing meiosis.
Definition
seminiferous tubules
Term
After a vasectomy,________ are still produced but won't get out.
Definition
sperm
Term
Definition
bulbourethral (Cowper's) glands
Term
The ________________ is the distal, expanded portion of the corpus spongiosum that is mostly covered with ______(foreskin) in an uncircumcised male.
Definition
glans penis, prepuce
Term
___________ removes the prepuce, exposing the glans penis.
Definition
Circumcision
Term
__________ undergoes meiosis II
Definition
secondary spermatocyte
Term
___________ undergoes Meiosis I.
Definition
Primary spermatocyte
Term
_________ equals code word for diploid (non-gamete).
Definition
2n
Term
________ are composed of a head, midpiece, and a tail.
Definition
Sperm
Term
the ________ are composed of a head, midpiece, and a tail.
Definition
Sperm
Term
The head of the sperm consists mostly of the nucleus with an _________ covering it.
Definition
acrosome
Term
The ________ is a vesicle filled with hydrolytic enzymes that allow sperm to penetrate the female oocyte for fertilization.
Definition
acrosome
Term
In the midpiece of the sperm are ______ that produce energy to propel the tail.
Definition
mitochrondria
Term
Peristaltic contractions of smooth muscle in the wall of the epididymis move sperm into the ____________.
Definition
ductus deferens
Term
The male duct system includes:
Definition
-ducts of the testes
-epididymis
-ductus deferens
-ejaculatory duct
-urethra
Term
There are three types of accessory glands - ________, ___________, _______. To assist sperm movement, the _______ secrete a small amount of fluid before the addition of fluid from these three glands.
Definition
seminal vesicles, prostate gland, and bulbourethral gland, testes
Term
The smallest accessory glands are ______.
Definition
bulbourethral glands
Term
The body of the penis contains three separate cylinders of erectile tissue: _______, ___________, _________
Definition
two dosolateral copora cavernosa penis and one midventral corpus spongiosum penis
Term
The penis is composed of three main parts:_____, ________, _________
Definition
body, root, and glans penis
Term
Circumcision removes the ___________, exposing the glans penis.
Definition
prepuce
Term
The ________ of the sperm consists of the nucleus and an acrosome covering it.
Definition
head
Term
The prostate gland increases in size during male development and is known to ______ after age 45, a condition known as benign prostatic hypertroph (BPH)
Definition
enlarge
Term
________ can constrict the prostatic urethra causing difficulty in urination and ejaculation.
Definition
BPH
Term
A primary oocyte is an inmature egg cell contained within masses of cells called ________.
Definition
follicles
Term
Primary oocytes stay in the ovaries until ________ when they then enter meiosis I.
Definition
puberty
Term
At _____ each female has a infininte number of oocytes available for production.
Definition
birth
Term
The hormone _____ initiates ovulation.
Definition
LH
Term
A primorial follicle consists of an oocyte surrounded by a layer of ______.
Definition
squamos granuloso cells
Term
The primary oocyte becomes a __________oocyte when fluid filled vesicles develop among the granulosa cells and a well developed capsule becomes apparent around the granulosa cells.
Definition
secondary
Term
Ovulation occures when the secondary oocyte matures and _____________.
Definition
ruptures
Term
__________ is a cell division that leaads to gametes or eggs or sperm.
Definition
Meiosis
Term
________ is a cutting of the chromosomes in half.
Definition
Meiosis
Term
_______ is exactly like mitosis.
Definition
Meiosis II
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