Mcphs Bio II Final Exam Study Guide 100% Verified.
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Release of a mature egg, occurs at midpoint of each reproductive cycle - answerovulation
union of sperm and egg - answerfertilization
organs that produce gametes - answergonads
male gonads - answertestes
testes produce sperm in highly coiled ...
Mcphs Bio II Final Exam Study Guide 100%
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Release of a mature egg, occurs at midpoint of each reproductive cycle - answer✔✔ovulation
union of sperm and egg - answer✔✔fertilization
organs that produce gametes - answer✔✔gonads
male gonads - answer✔✔testes
testes produce sperm in highly coiled tubes called - answer✔✔seminiferous tubules
fold of the body wall to help maintain testis temperature about 2 degrees below body temp -
answer✔✔scrotum
during ejaculation, sperm are propelled through _______________, a muscular duct -
answer✔✔vas deferens
sperm pass from seminiferous tubules into a coiled duct of _______________ -
answer✔✔epididymis
two of these contribute significantly to the volume of semen - answer✔✔seminal vesicles
secretes anticoagulant enzyme and sperm nutrient into urethra - answer✔✔prostate gland
the human penis contains urethra and _____ cylinders of spongy erectile tissue - answer✔✔three
head of penis - answer✔✔glans
foreskin that surrounds human glans (is removed if male is circumsized) - answer✔✔prepuce
pair of female gonads on either side of uterus; outer layer consists of follicles, each consisting of
an oocyte - answer✔✔ovaries
fallopian tube extends from uterus toward a funnel like opening at each ovary known as the ____
- answer✔✔oviduct
during ovulation, cilia help egg move down oviduct into _____ - answer✔✔uterus
inner lining of uterus that is rich with blood vessels - answer✔✔endometrium
opening to the vagina (uterine neck) - answer✔✔cervix
pair of thick ridges that enclose and protect vulva - answer✔✔labia majora
slender skin folds that border labia majora and protect urethra - answer✔✔labia minora
consists of erectile tissue (female) - answer✔✔clitoris
production of gametes - answer✔✔gametogensis
formation and development of sperm - answer✔✔spermatogenesis
spermatogenesis takes about ____ weeks from start to finish - answer✔✔seven
development of mature eggs - answer✔✔oogenesis
hypothalamus secretes ____ which tells the anterior pituitary to secrete FSH and LH -
answer✔✔GnRH
FSH and LH are gonadotropins because - answer✔✔they act on both male and female gonads
androgens - answer✔✔testosterone
estrogens - answer✔✔estradiol and progesterone
FSH stimulates ______ cells in the seminiferous tubules to nourish developing sperm -
answer✔✔Sertoli
LH stimulates ____ cells in between tubules to produce testosterone and androgens to promote
spermatogenesis in tubules - answer✔✔Leydig
embryonic hormone that maintains secretion of progesterone and estrogen from corpus luteum
through first few months of pregnancy - answer✔✔human chorionic gondadotropin
during the first 2-4 weeks of pregnancy, embryo obtains nutrients from _______ -
answer✔✔endometrium
development of body organs (organogenesis) occurs during which trimester - answer✔✔first
nerve cells that transfer information within the body - answer✔✔neurons
in complex animals, processing is organized into large neuron groups called a brain, or simpler
clusters called a _______ - answer✔✔ganglia
most a neurons organelles, including nucleus, are found in its ______ - answer✔✔cell body
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