Reproductive, urinary system
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haleycarraway on December 16, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Vas deferens | carries sperm from epididymis to ejaculatory duct |
| corpus spongiosum | passage way for urine and sperm |
| testis | organ that produces sperm |
| seminal vesicle | secretes 60% of semen volume, alkaline PH |
| prostate gland | secretes 25% of semen volume, increase viability and motility of sperm |
| bulbourethral gland | secretes mucus for lubrication of glans |
| epididymis | site of storage and maturation of sperm |
| endometrium | layer of uterus that sheds during menstration |
| ovary | produces secondary oocyte |
| fallopian tube | transports secondary oocytes toward uterus |
| ampulla | usual site of fertilization |
| fimbriae | beath together to bring ovulated oocyte into uterine tube |
| ovary | produces estrogen and progesterone |
| isthmus | narrow region of uterine tube that opens into uterus |
| endometrium | implantation of zygote and development of fetus occurs here |
| what is the nephron composed of? | renal corpuscle and renal tubule |
| 3 structure sections of the renal tubule | proximal convoluted tubule, loop of Henle, distal convoluted tubule |
| Order of blood flow through kidney | renal artery, segmental artery, interlobar artery, arcuate artery,interlobular arteries, afferent arterioles, glomerulus, efferent arterioles, peritubular capillary networks, interlobular veins, arcuate veins, interlobar veins, segmental veins, renal vein |
| cremaster muscle | lowers and raises scrotum to control temperature |
| dartos muscle | "wrinkles scrotum when contracted |
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