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Reproduction Lab
Spring 2013
Learning Outcomes
Trace the pathway that mature spermatozoa take from site of production to ejaculation, naming each
organ or gland they pass through (or near) along the way.
Trace the pathway that oocytes take from site of ovulation to implantation, naming each organ they
pass through along the way.
Compare and contrast spermatogenesis & spermiogenesis with oogenesis, including:
o Timing of mitosis and meiotic events in gamete production
o Total number of gametes produced over a lifetime
o Number of functional gametes that result from one gametogenic cell
Explain the roles of the known secretions produced by each male accessory gland.
Compare the functions of cells of the testes with those of the ovaries:
o Identify cells with analogous functions
o Describe their general jobs and the hormones they secrete
Explain how sex hormones influence oogenesis and the major events of both the follicular and the
luteal phases of the ovarian cycle.
o Predict how alterations of various hormone levels will influence subsequent events of both phases
of the ovarian cycle.
Explain how sex hormones influence spermatogenesis and spermiogenesis.
o Predict how alterations of various hormone levels will influence subsequent events in
spermatogenesis and spermiogenesis.
Identify and describe the following structures on models & in histology slides:
Tissue, Cell, cell structure or organ
Relevant Histology Slide
Testes, seminiferous tubules, epididymides, ductus (vas) deferens, spermatic
H20B, H20D, H20A
cord, seminal vesicle, prostate gland, bulbo-urethral gland, penis, corpus
spongiosum, corpus cavernosum, epithelia, glandular epithelia and smooth
muscle of all organs glands
Spermatogonia, spermatocytes, Sertoli cells, spermatids, spermatozoa
H19F, H19G, H20F
Ovary: primary follicle, secondary follicle, tertiary (mature) follicle, granulosa
H18H, H18A
cells, follicle cells, thecal cells
Corpus luteum
H19B
Uterus: perimetrium, myometrium, endometrium
H18G
Mammary gland: active and inactive
H18H, H18I
Uterine tubes, fimbrae, vagina
Procedure: Amerman, Unit 27: All Pre-Lab Exercises, Lab Exercises 1, 2 & 4 and relevant sections of the Unit
Reviews.