What are gonads responsible for producing and secreting?
Gametes and reproductive hormones.
What triggers puberty by stimulating the anterior pituitary?
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone from the hypothalamus.
Which organs produce androgens?
The adrenal cortex, testes, and ovaries.
Name two female secondary sex characteristics.
Pelvic widening and breast development.
What cells in the testes produce testosterone?
Leydig cells.
What does the vas deferens carry and how does it move sperm?
It carries sperm from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct by peristaltic contractions.
What fluid do seminal vesicles secrete and how does it affect sperm?
They secrete viscous alkaline fluid with sugar, protein, and prostaglandins that improves sperm motility by raising pH.
What does the term vulva refer to in female anatomy?
The female external genitalia as a collective term.
How do the labia majora differ from the labia minora?
Labia majora are lateral adipose folds; labia minora are medial hairless folds with Bartholin glands.
What does andrology study?
The male reproductive organs.
Answer 11 questions on Female and Male Reproductive Systems.
1. Which function distinguishes gonads from reproductive ducts?
2. Which hormonal sequence initiates puberty?
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