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Mr. Barker anatomy
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Anatomy
11th Grade
04/19/2011

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Vas Deferens
Epididymis
Ejaculatory Ducts
Urethra
Definition
name the genital ducts
Term
Seminal Vesicles
Prostate
Cowpers Gland
Definition
Name the accessory glands
Term
spermatogenesis
Definition
the production of sperm
Term
testosterone
Definition
which hormone promotes the maintenance of male secondary characteristics
Term
capacitiation
Definition
the term for sperm becoming mature and able to fertilize an ovum
Term
head
middle piece
elongated tail
Definition
name the three parts of a sperm cell
Term
epididymis
Definition
name the duct that maturation of sperm takes place
Term
vas deferens
Definition
name the duct that is a storage area for sperm
Term
urethra
Definition
serves 2 purposes; reproductive and urinary.
Term
prostate gland
Definition
gland that secretes substances that make up 31% of seminal fluid
Term
cowpers gland
Definition
produces alkaline secretions that counteract acid, made in male reproductive system.
Term
scrotum
penis
Definition
name the three supporting structures of the male reproductive system.
Term
ovaries
Definition
what is the essential organ of the female reproductive system
Term
uterine tubes
vagina
vulva
mammary glands
Definition
name the accessory structures of the female reproductive system
Term
oogenesis
Definition
process that an ova is produced
Term
ovulation
Definition
release of an ovum
Term
estrogen
progesterone
Definition
hormones made in the ovaries
Term
placenta
Definition
this is produced after fertilization for gas exchange
Term
uterine tubes
Definition
site for fertilization
Term
vagina
Definition
serves as the lower portion of the birth canal
Term
mammary glands
Definition
purpose is the secretion for the nourishment of infants
Term
FSH - Follicle stimulation hormone
Definition
hormone that stimulates one or more the follicles and their oocytes to start growing
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LH - Leutinizing hormone
Definition
hormone that controls the release of the ovum
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