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What is the main goal of the SHS402M Anatomy and Physiology course?
Understand male and female
reproductive systems
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Who is the lecturer for the SHS402M Anatomy and Physiology course?
Dr Claire Kelly
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What is the location of the School of Sport and Health Sciences?
D2.01e
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What is the main function of the testicle in the male urinogenital system?
Production of
spermatozoa
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What is the function of the epididymis in the male urinogenital system?
Maturation of
spermatozoa
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What is the function of the scrotum in the male urinogenital system?
Suspends the
testes
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What is the function of the vas deferens in the male urinogenital system?
Carriage from
epididymis
to
urethra
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What is the function of the prostate in the male urinogenital system?
Contribution to
seminal fluid
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What is the function of the Cowper's glands in the male urinogenital system?
Contribution to
seminal fluid
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What is the function of the seminal vesicles in the male urinogenital system?
Contribution to
seminal fluid
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What is the function of the penis in the male urinogenital system?
Carriage out of the
body
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What are the contributions to seminal fluid in the male urinogenital system?
Testes
Epididymis
Vas deferens
Prostate
Cowper's glands
Seminal vesicles
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What is the process of sperm production called?
Spermatogenesis
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What is the starting material for spermatogenesis?
Spermatogonia
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What is the end product of spermatogenesis?
Spermatozoa
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What is the duration of spermatogenesis?
~
70
days
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What is the size of a mature spermatozoon?
~
0.04mm
long and
0.004mm
wide
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How many spermatozoa are produced by an average male per day?
>
150 million
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What are the parts of a mature spermatozoon?
Head (
nucleus
)
Middle section (many
mitochondria
)
Tail (
motile
)
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What is the function of Leydig cells in the testes?
Secrete and produce
testosterone
and other androgens
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What is the function of the fallopian tubes in the female urinogenital system?
Transport and fertilization
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What is the main function of the ovary in the female urinogenital system?
Ovum
production and hormone production
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What is the function of the uterus in the female urinogenital system?
Implantation
and
gestation
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What is the function of the cervix in the female urinogenital system?
Selective
protective
barrier
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What is the function of the vulva in the female urinogenital system?
Warmth
and
moisture
during
reproduction
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What is the function of the vagina in the female urinogenital system?
Secretions
,
sexual
activity
, and
childbirth
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What are the layers of the uterus wall?
Myometrium
(smooth muscle)
Perimetrium
(outer layer of connective tissue and epithelial cells)
Endometrium
(layer of epithelial cells and thick layer of connective tissue)
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What is the size of the ovary?
Size of a
walnut
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Where are the ovaries located?
Pelvic
region on either side of the
uterus
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What is the process of ovum production and transport called?
Menstrual cycle
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How many ova are released per menstrual cycle?
One
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How many ova are females born with?
2-4
million
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How many eggs are released over a woman's lifetime?
~
400
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What are the stages of oogenesis?
Oogonium
Primary oocyte
Secondary oocyte
Ovum
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What is the function of the corpus luteum?
Produces
hormones
after
ovulation
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What is the corpus albicans?
Remnant of the
corpus luteum
after it breaks down
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What is the process that gives rise to male and female gametes called?
gametogenesis
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What are the male and female gametes called in mammals?
spermatozoa
and
ova
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What are the gonads in males and females?
testis
and
ovary
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What is the role of the hypothalamus and pituitary gland in the endocrine regulation of the gonads?
They
produce
hormones
that
regulate
the
gonads
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