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The reproductive system ensures the continued existance of the human species by producing, storing, nourishing and transporting male and female _____
GAMETES
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Testes are male ____ that secrete ____
GONADS; TESTOSTERONE
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Ovaries are female ___ that release one immature ____ per month
GONADS, GAMETE
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The vagina connects the ___ to the exterior
UTERUS
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Sperm are stored in the _____
EPIDIDYMIS
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_____ are external genetalia that enclose the testis and penis
SCROTUM
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_____ _____ helps the testes descend and ascend during sexual arousal or in response to temperature
CREMASTER MUSCLES
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Spermatic cord contains the pampiniform plexus, testicular ____, vas ___, deferntial artery and genitofemoral artery.
ARTERY; DEFRENS
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Sperm production occurs within _______ _____
SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES
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Interstitual cells produce _____
TESTOSTERONE
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Spermatogeneses begins at the outter-most layer of the cells in the ___ ____ and proceeds toward the ____
SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; LUMEN
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Inhibin is secreted by ___ cells
NURSE
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Inhibin depresses the pituitary production of ____ and the hypothalmic secretion of _____
FSH; GNRH
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The faster the rate of sperm production, the more ___ is released
INHIBIN
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Mature sperm head is the ____ cap. It contains enzymes essential to ____.
ACROSOMAL; FERTILIZATION
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The neck of the sperm contains centrioles of original ____ and _____ for tail movement.
SPERMATID; MITOCHONDRIA
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The tail of the mature sperm is the only ____ in the human body.
FLAGELLUM
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Flow of sperm from testis to urethra:
____ - vas deferens - _______ duct - urethra
EPIDIDYMIS; EJACULATORY
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Urethra in males is a passageway for both ___ and ____
URINARY; REPRODUCTIVE
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_______ glands contribute about 60% of the volume of semen
SEMINAL
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Seminal gland contain higher concentrations of ___, prostagladins and ____
FRUCTOSE; FIBRINOGEN
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Prostate gland produces ___ fluid. It is ___-__% of volume of semen
PROSTATIC; 20-30
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____ fluid is the fluid component of semen
SEMINAL
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FSH promotes _____ thru the seminiferous tubules
SPERMATOGENESIS
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LH induces secretion of ____
TESTOSTERONE
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GnRH is responsible for the release of ___&___. It is secreted from the ____.
LH FSH; HYPOTHALMUS
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