The Reproductive System

  1. Scrotum
    The skin covered sac for testes?
  2. Tunica Vaginalis
    The sac, enclosing each testes. (Represents an isolated part of the peritoneum that descended into the scrotum with the testis)
  3. Seminiferous Tubules
    The tubules where spermatogenesis occurs?
  4. Lobules
    The subdivisions of the testis containing the seminiferous tubules?
  5. Epididymis
    The structure lying along the posterior border of the testis. It contains a tubule that is over twenty-feet long.
  6. Ductus Deferens
    The proper name for the tube that tranports sperm from the tail of the epididymis to behind the urinary bladder?
  7. Cremaster Muscle
    The muscle that raises and lowers the testits?
  8. Testicular Artery + Testicular Vein
    What vessels transport blood to and from male gonads?
  9. Ampulla of the Ductus Deferens
    The enlarged distal end of sperm duct?
  10. Seminal Vesicles
    The pear-shaped glands posterior to bladder?
  11. Ejaculatory Duct
    The channel formed by the union of ampulla of the ductus deferns and the seminal vesicle.
  12. Prostate Gland
    The walnut-shaped gland that surrounds the urethra below the bladder neck?
  13. Cowper's Glands
    The pea-shaped glands below the prostate gland?
  14. Corpus Spongiosum
    The erectile body of penis that contains the urethra?
  15. Corpora Cavernosa
    The large paired erectile masses of penis?
  16. Glands Penis
    The enlarged tip (head) of the penis?
  17. Prepuce
    The sheath of penis head?
  18. Ovarian Artery + Ovarian Vein
    What vessel transport blood to and from the female gonads?
  19. Fundus
    The dome shaped top of the uterus
  20. Body
    The main part of uterus?
  21. Cervix
    The neck of uterus?
  22. Cervical Canal
    The passageway through the neck of the uterus?
  23. Endometrium
    The inner lining of uterus?
  24. Myometrium
    The muscular layer of uterus?
  25. Perimetrium
    The peritoneum that surrounds part of the uterus?
  26. Fallopian Tubes
    What is another name for the uterine tubes?
  27. Ampulla of Fallopian Tubes
    The enlarged distal part of uterine tubes where fertilization occurs?
  28. Infundibulum
    The funnel-shaped end of the uterine tube?
  29. Fimbriae
    The fingers on the infundibulum?
  30. Clitoris
    The female erectile structure that causes sexual arousal?
  31. Labia Majora
    The outer folds of vulva?
  32. Labia Minora
    The inner folds of vulva?
  33. Genital Vestibule
    The space between inner folds?
  34. Urethral Orifice
    The opening that is anterior to vaginal orifice?
  35. Ovary
    The female gonad?
  36. Eggs + Hormones
    Give two functions for the female gonad?
  37. Follicle
    Inside the ovary, immature oocytes are enclosed by ovarian _______.
  38. Mammary Glands
    The name for structures in the breast that secrete milk?
  39. Areola
    The pigmented area around nipple?
  40. Mammary Duct
    The channels through which milk passes?
  41. Lactiferous Sinuses
    The dilated regions where milk accumulates during nursing?
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The Reproductive System
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The Reproductive System
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