HLSC 2F95 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Corpus Albicans, Fetus, Umbilical Cord

• School: Brock University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HLSC 2F95
• Professor: Rebecca Mcpherson

Document Summary

Reproductive system: designed to perpetuate the species, males produces gametes called sperm cells, females produces gametes called ova, the joining of a sperm cell and an ovum is fertilization, fertilization results in the formation of a zygote. Organization: the reproductive system includes, gonads (organs): testes/ovaries, reproductive tract, accessory glands, perineal structures: external genitalia. Anatomy of the male reproductive system: ducts, ejaculatory duct, membranous urethra, spongy urethra, ductus deferens, epididymis, gonad, testis, external genitalia, penis, scrotum, accessory glands, seminal gland, prostate gland, bulbo-urethral gland. The testes: testes hang inside a pouch called the scrotum, which is on the outside of the body, testicle size, 5cm long, 3cm wide, 2. 5cm thick, 10-15g. Descent of the testes: during development, the tests form inside the abdominal cavity near the kidneys. Hlsc 2f95: testes descend toward the scrotum by passing through the inguinal canals, the ductus deferens, blood vessels, lymphatics, and nerves remain bundled to the testes in the spermatic cord.