BIOB32H3 Lecture Notes - Fibrinogen, Seminiferous Tubule, Myometrium
28 Mar 2013
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The reproductive system: reproductive system functions in gamete, production, storage, nourishment, transport, fertilization, fusion of male and female gametes to form a zygote. Reproductive system includes: gonads (testes, ovaries, ducts, accessory glands and organs, external genitalia. Males and females: males, testes produce spermatozoa, expelled from body in semen during ejaculation, females, ovaries produce oocytes, immature ovum, travels along uterine tube toward uterus, vagina connects uterus with exterior of body. Male reproductive system: pathway of spermatozoa, epididymis, ductus deferens, ejaculatory duct, accessory organs, seminal vesicles, prostate gland, bulbourethral glands, scrotal sac encloses testes, penis. The testes: descent of the testes, movement of testes through inguinal canal into scrotum, occurs during fetal development, testes remain connected to internal structures, spermatic cords. Male anatomy: musculature of scrotal sac, dartos muscle wrinkles scrotal sac, cremaster muscle pulls sac close to body, testes anatomy, tunica albuginea surrounds testis, septa extend from tunica albuginea to epididymus, lobules.
