reproductive 1.pdf - Pathway of Sperm Formed in testes....

Pathway of Sperm
Formed in testes. Mature in the epididymis. Then
passes through the vas deferens, then through the
ejaculatory duct into the prostatic urethra, then
through the intermediate urethra, then through the
spongy urethra and finally to the body exterior.
Gonads
- The gonads, the primary reproductive organs, are the
testes in the male and the ovaries in the female. These
organs are responsible for producing the sperm and
ova, but they also secrete hormones and are considered
to be endocrine glands.
Testes
- Male sex hormones, as a group, are called androgens
- testosterone
Ovaries
- makes estrogens and progesterone
Fimbrae
- fingerlike projections at the end of the fallopian tubes,
through which eggs move from the ovaries to the uterus.
The cilia in the uterine tube promote movement of
the oocyte.
- pulsate inside the fallopian tubes to guide the ovum,
or egg, from the ovary to the uterus.
Endometrium
- the innermost lining layer of the uterus, and functions