Differentiate between gonads and accessory reproductive organs.
Know the location, structure, and function of the following male reproductive structures: scrotum, testes, tunica albuginea, lobules, seminiferous tubules, interstitial cells, epididymus, ductus deferens, ejactulatory duct, urethra, seminal vesicles, prostate gland, bulbourethral gland, penis, corpus spongiosum, corpus cavernosa, perineum
Be able to trace the path of sperm/semen through the male reproductive tract.
What specific fluids are produced by the seminal vesicle, prostate, and bulbourethral gland?
What triggers erection?
Describe the process of ejaculation and orgasm in males.
Describe spermatogenesis, including the role of: spermatogonia, primary spermatocyte, secondary spermatocyte, spermatids, sperm.
What is the role of meiosis? What does it do?
What are the roles of the following hormones in the male reproductive system: GnRH, FSH, LH, testosterone?
Know the location, structure, and function of the following female reproductive structures: ovaries, follicle, corpus luteum, ovarian ligament, suspensory ligament, broad ligament, uterine tube, fimbria, infundibulum, uterus (fundus, body, cervix), perimetrium, myometrium, endometrium, stratum functionalis, stratum basalis, vagina, vulva, mons pubis, vestibular glands, labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, mammary gland, lobules, alveolar glands.
Be able to trace the path of the egg from development in the ovary to fertilization, be able to trace the path of sperm from the vagina to fertilization.
Describe the process of oogenesis, including the role of: primary oocyte, secondary oocyte, polar body, ovum. Know when the different stages occur.
Describe the menstrual cycle, including its three phases: menstrual phase, proliferative phase, secretory phase. Know what happens in the uterus and in the ovary at each stage, and know how the hormones fluctuate during the menstrual cycle.
What is the function of the following hormones in the female: GnRH, LH, FSH, estrogen, progesterone.
What triggers ovulation? Menstruation?
Describe orgasm in females.
Describe the following STDs: gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, genital herpes.