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study guide pg 2
mod 6 week 1 pg 2 study guide
Male organ- Testes | function |
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1. interstitial cells | produce and secrete testosterone |
2. seminiferous tubules | produce sperm cells |
3. Epididymis | stores sperm cells |
4. Vas deferns | conveys sperm cells to efaculatory duct |
5. prostate gland | secretes an alkaline fluid and enhances sperm cell motility |
6. seminal vesicles | secretes an alkaline fluid contaning nutrients and prostaglandins |
7. bulbourethral glands | secretes fluid that lubricates the tip of the penis |
8. scrotum | encloses, protects, and regulates the temperature of the testes |
9. penis | conveys semen into the vagina during sexual intercourse |
* Female organ | Function |
1. ovaries | produce oocytes and female sex hormones |
2. uterine tubules (fallopian tubes) | convey oocytes toward the uterus and site of fertilization |
3. uterus | protects and sustains embryo during pregnacy |
4. vagina | conveys uterine secretions to outside of body, receives erect penis during sexual intercourse. |