a & p reproductive systems

semen is expelled from the urethra to the outside of the body in a process called...

ejaculation

the two large skin folds in the female external genitalia, that contains adipose tissue and muscles and correspond to the scrotum in males, are the labia

majora

primary female reproductive organ

ovaries

the ______ is the muscular organ that opens into the vagina and functions to harbor the fetus during pregnancy.

uterus

name the fibromuscular tube that extends from the uterus to the outside of the body.

vagina

the _____ is a tube that allows discharge of menstrual fluid, receipt of the penis and semen during intercourse and passageway for the fetus to pass during birth.

vagina

list the three main accessory glands:

- bulbourethral gland - prostate - seminal vesicle

organize the sequence of structures through which sperm will travel after leaving the seminiferous tubules.

- epididymis - ductus deferens - ejaculatory duct - urethra

secondary female reproductive organs

- external genitalia - uterus - vagina

which three statements are true about erection of the penis??

- the penis swells and elongates - the increasing pressure of arterial blood in erectile tissue compresses the veins - nitric oxide increases blood flow into erectile tissue

list three products of the female reproductive system

-estrogen -oocytes -progesterone

indicate the correct order of the uterine wall layers from the innermost to outermost.

1- endometrium 2- myometrium 3- permetrium

the lower one third, of the neck is called the??

cervix

the ____ is composed of two columns of erectile tissue called corpora cavernosa. One end is attached to the public arch and the other end is richly supplied with sensory nerve fibers

clitoris

during sexual stimulation, parasympathetic impulses release nitric oxide (NO) that dilates arteries of the penis causing accumulation of blood, the penis swells and elongates, producing an??

erection

select the external accessory organs of the female reproductive system

labia major and labia minor clitoris vestibular glands

list three components of the vulva

labia major and labia minor and clitoris

sexual excitement often culminates in a pleasurable feeling of physiological and psychological releases refers to ??

orgasm

from the spinal cord, _____ impulse cause ____ of the arteries and subsequent ____ of the veins. consequently blood accumulates in the erectile tissue and produces an erection

parasympathetic: dilation and constriction

what is the function of the vagina

passageway for the fetus during birth

the male erectile organ that serves to deposit semen in the vagina is the ??

penis

sperm needs to reach the _________ in order to fertilize the oocyte

uterine tube