Unit 2 KA1 - Gamete Production & Fertilisation
What do seminiferous tubules produce?
Sperm
What is testosterone produces by?
Interstitial cells
What does the prostate gland and seminal vesicles do?
They secrete fluids that maintain the viability and mobility of the sperm
What do ovaries contain?
Immature eggs in various stages of development
What is each ova surrounded by?
A follicle
What is the role of the follicle?
To protect the egg and secrete hormonez
What happens to mature ova?
They are released into the oviduct shefe they may be fertilised by sperm
What does the ova and sperm form?
A zygote