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| What qualities are unique to the reproductive system |
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Definition
| Only system that is not concerned with individual survival, only system with anatomical and physiological differences between males and females, only system with late onset |
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| What is the function of the reproductive system |
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Definition
| to produce gametes for sexual reproduction |
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| What are the male gametes |
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Definition
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| What are the female gametes |
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| How many chromosomes do human body cells have |
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Definition
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| How many chromosomes do gametes have |
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Definition
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| What does it mean if a cell is diploid |
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Definition
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| what does it mean if a cell is haploid |
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Definition
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| a two part process that results in half of the normal chromosomes |
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Definition
| a single diploid cell that arises from the union of a sperm and an egg |
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Term
| How does a zygote become a human |
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Definition
| through multiplication and differentiation of cells |
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Definition
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| Where does spermatogenesis occur |
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Definition
| in the seminiferous tubules in testes |
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| When does spermatogenesis occur |
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Definition
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| when does spermatogenesis end |
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Definition
| never, it may slow down but does not stop |
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Definition
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| What does the daughter cell of a spermatogonium become |
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Definition
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| What process causes a primary spermatocyte to develop |
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Definition
| mitosis of spermatogonium |
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| How many daughter cells result from spermatogonium undergoing mitosis |
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Definition
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| What is a primary spermatocyte |
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Definition
| a very immature sperm cell |
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Term
| What process does the primary spermatocyte undergo |
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Definition
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Term
| What does meiosis 1 in the primary spermatocyte result in |
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Definition
| it results in two haploid secondary spermatocytes |
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| What process do secondary spematocytes undergo |
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Definition
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| What does meosis 2 in secondary spermatocytes result in |
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| How many chromosomes do spermatids have |
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Definition
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| How many chromosomes do secondary spermatocytes have |
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Definition
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| How many chromosomes do primary spermatocytes have |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| the maturation of spermatids into functional sperm cells |
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| Where does spermiogenesis occur |
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Definition
| it begins in the testis and end in the epididymis |
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Term
| What happens in capacitation |
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Definition
| sperm cells become motile and become capable of fertilization |
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Term
| When do sperm cells become capable of fertilization |
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Definition
| when they have the enzymes necessary to penetrate the barrier around the egg |
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Term
| What hormone does the hypothalamus begin to secrete at puberty |
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Definition
| gonadotropin releasing hormone |
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Term
| What does the secretion of gonadotropin releasing hormone stimulate |
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Definition
| the secretion of luteinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary gland |
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Term
| What type of cells does luteinizing hormone bind to |
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Definition
| Leydig cells in the testes |
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| What does luteinizing hormone cause Leydig cells to do |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the functions of testosterone |
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Definition
| stimulates spermatogenesis and spermiogenesis, produces and maintains sex characteristics, source of libido, stimulates protein synthesis and growth, and stimulates the prenatal development of the male reproductive system and the descent of the testes |
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Definition
| no descent of partial descent of the testicles |
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