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BIOL 404-Exam 4-Reproduction 4
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Testis is producing what?
Hormones and Gametes
Where is the major place where sperm is stored?
Vas deferens
What does the prostate and bulbourethral gland produce?
Lubricant for ejaculation
For sperm in the testes to reach the Vas Deferens, what other organ must they pass through?
The epididymis (efferent ductules)
Spermatozoa move from the seminiferous tubules to what other testes region before entering the epididymis?
Rete-testis
What happens during the movement of sperm to the vas deferens?
Concentration of fluids
Reabsorption of defective sperm
Where are maturing sperm found?
Lumen of seminiferous tubules
Where are sertoli cells located within the testis?
In the seminiferous tubules
What is the function of sertoli cells?
To nurture the developing gametes
What cells in the testis nurture the developing gametes?
Sertoli cells
Where are the leydig cells found within the testis?
In the interstitial spaces between seminiferous tubules
What is the main purpose of leydig cells?
Androgen production
What cells are responsible for producing most of the androgens in the testis?
Leydig cells
What cells in the testis are affected by FSH?
Sertoli cells
What cells in the Testis are affected by LH?
Leydig cells
What stimulating hormone acts on the leydig cells?
LH
What stimulating hormone acts on the sertoli cells?
FSH
Describe the first division of Meiosis?
Reductionary (2n to n)
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kyleannkelsey
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BIOL 404-Exam 4-Reproduction 4
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BIOL 404-Exam 4-Reproduction 4
Updated
2013-04-24T22:41:39Z
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