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Chapter 48. Reproduction. Asexual reproduction A single parent endows its offspring with genes identical to its own Energy efficient Most successful in a stable environment. Means of asexual reproduction Budding Part of the parent’s body grows and separates from the rest of the body
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Chapter 48 Reproduction
Asexual reproduction • A single parent endows its offspring with genes identical to its own • Energy efficient • Most successful in a stable environment
Means of asexual reproduction • Budding • Part of the parent’s body grows and separates from the rest of the body • Fragmentation • The parent’s body breaks into pieces • Each piece can grow into a new animal • Parthenogenesis • An unfertilized egg develops into an adult
Sexual reproduction • Offspring produced by fusion of two gametes • Ovum • Sperm • A fertilized egg (zygote) forms • Promotes genetic variety and is adaptive in an unstable environment
External fertilization • Mating partners typically release eggs into the water simultaneously • Internal fertilization • Male delivers sperm into the female’s body • Hermaphroditism • Single individual produces eggs and sperm
Human male reproductive system • Testes • Housed in the scrotum • Contain the seminiferous tubules, where sperm production takes place • Interstitial cells secrete testosterone • Sertoli cells produce signaling molecules and a fluid that nourishes sperm cells
Human male reproductive system, cont. • Sperm • Stored in the epididymis and vas deferens • During ejaculation, sperm pass from the vas deferens to the ejaculatory duct and into the urethra
Human male reproductive system, cont. • Penis • Three columns of erectile tissue • Two cavernous bodies • One spongy body that surrounds the urethra • Erectile tissue becomes engorged with blood and causes erection
Spermatogenesis • Takes place in the seminiferous tubules • Spermatogonia divide by mitosis • Head of a sperm consists of the nucleus and an acrosome, containing enzymes that help penetrate the egg
Sperm pass in sequence through • Seminiferous tubes of the testes • Epididymis • Vas deferens • Ejaculatory duct • Urethra
Endocrine regulation of reproduction in the human male • Testosterone establishes and maintains • Primary sex characteristics • Secondary sex characteristics
Endocrine regulation of reproduction involves the • Hypothalamus • GnRH • Pituitary gland • FSH and LH • Testes • Testosterone • ABP and inhibin
Human female reproductive system • Ovaries • Produce gametes • Steroid hormones estrogen and progesterone • Fertilization takes place in the oviducts
Human female reproductive system, cont. • Uterus • Incubator for the embryo • Endometrium thickens each month • Cervix extends into the vagina
Human female reproductive system, cont. • Vagina • Lower part of the birth canal • Vulva includes the labia majora, labia minora, vestibule, clitoris, and mons pubis
Human female reproductive system, cont. • Breasts • Function in lactation • Prolactin stimulates milk production • Oxytocin stimulates milk ejection from the alveoli into the ducts
Development of a human ovum • Oogenesis takes places in the ovaries • Oogonia differentiate into primary oocytes • Primary oocyte and granulosa cells make up a follicle
Development of a human ovum, cont. • As the follicle grows • Connective tissue cells form a layer of theca cells • Primary oocyte undergoes meitosis, giving rise to a secondary oocyte and a polar body
Development of a human ovum, cont. • During ovulation • The secondary oocyte is ejected and enters an oviduct to be fertilized • The part of the remaining follicle develops into a corpus luteum
Endocrine regulation of reproduction • Preovulatory phase • GnRH stimulates the pituitary to secrete FSH and LH • Estrogen stimulates endometrium development • LH stimulates final maturation of the follicle and ovulation
Endocrine regulation of reproduction, cont. • Postovulatory phase • LH promotes development of the corpus luteum • The corpus luteum secretes progesterone and estrogen • If fertilization does not occur, the corpus luteum degenerates, hormone levels fall, and menstruation occurs
Feedback mechanisms in endocrine regulation of female reproduction
Physiological changes that occur during sexual response • Sexual excitement • Plateau • Orgasm • Resolution
Human fertilization • Fusion of secondary oocyte and sperm to form a zygote • Embryo implants in the uterus • hCG is the hormone that maintains the corpus luteum • Estrogen and progesterone • Secreted by corpus luteum (first trimester) and then by placenta
Human birth process • Several hormones, including estrogen, oxytocin, and prostaglandins regulate parturition • Labor • Divided into three stages • The baby is delivered during the second stage
Contraception • Hormonal methods, such as oral contraceptives • Intrauterine devices • Condoms and contraceptive diaphragms • Sterilization (vasectomy or tubal ligation)
Abortions • Spontaneous miscarriages occur without intervention • Induced abortions • Therapeutic performed to maintain the mother’s health, as birth control, or when the embryo is thought to be grossly abnormal
Common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) • Chlamydia • Gonorrhea • Syphilis • Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) • Genital herpes • HIV
Endocrine regulation of reproduction involves the • Hypothalamus • GnRH • Pituitary gland • FSH and LH • Testes • Testosterone • ABP and inhibin