ACBS 102R Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Uterine Horns, Efferent Ducts, Corpus Luteum

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Female reproductive anatomy: major organs, ovaries, oviducts, uterus, cervix, vagina. Functional unit=follicle: theca and granulosa cells- make estrogen, granulosa cells control oocyte maturation, after ovulation. Follicle become a corpus luteum (cl: cl secretes progesterone. Catches ovulated oocyte: channel to transport oocyte/embryo from ovary to uterus. Sperm transport: controls initial of new estrous cycle, types of uteri. Functions as a barrier: restricts passage of materials between vagina and uterus. Vagina and external genitalia: vagina is the copulatory organ. External genitalia: vulva, two labia- major and minor. Perineum: area surrounding anus and vulva, clitoris. Male reproductive organs: major organs, testes, accessory sex glands. Pampiniform plexus: network of blood vessels that allows heat exchange. Scrotum: houses sweat glands for evaporative coolings, has muscle to control scrotum surface area and distance of testes from the body, cryptorchidism- failure of one or both testes to descend into scrotum, affected testes are sterile.

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