Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology

The Reproductive System The testes produce both sperm as exocrine glands and the male sex hormones as endocrine glands.^ The ...

482 Its alkaline pH neutralizes the acidity of the male urethra and female vagina.^ It provides a transport medium for the sw ...

The Reproductive System The Uterus The uterus is the site of menstruation, it is where the fertilized egg is implanted and wher ...

484 Chapter 19 Also in the vestibule are two openings, the vaginal orifice and the urethral orifice.^ On each side of the ure ...

The Reproductive System Review Questions Name the organs, accessory glands, and ducts of the male reproductive system.^ *2. Di ...

486 Chapter 19 Case Study^ Monica, a 53-year-old woman, is scheduled to undergo a breast biopsy for a small tumor that was disco ...

The Reproductive System 487 LABORATORY EXERCISE: The Reproductive System Materials needed: A dissecting kit, your fetal pig, and ...

488 LABORATORY The Reproductive System continued^ EXERCISE: median body of the uterus. (In the human female, the uterus is a sin ...

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Glossary A^ A bands the dark, thick bands of the protein myosin in mus- cle cells^ Abdominal aorta the part of the aorta located ...

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GLOSSARY Albumin a protein found in blood plasma that maintains -osmotic pressure in blood and tissues^ Aldosterone hormone that ...

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492 Aster a starburst cluster of microtubules of tubulin produced by the centriole^ Astrocytes star-shaped cells that twine arou ...

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GLOSSARY Brownian movement the random collision of diffusing molecules^ Brunner’s glands secrete an alkaline mucus in the intest ...

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494 Cervix 1. narrow, inferior portion of uterus that opens into the vagina; 2. the constricted junction between the crown and t ...

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GLOSSARY Coronary heart disease results from reduced blood flow in the^ coronary arteries that supply the myocardium of the hear ...