Reproduction crossword!
Across
- 7. physiological priming of sperm in the female tract enabling fertilization
- 9. female receptivity behavior for copulation
- 13. favorable precursor to androstenedione
- 15. site of fertilization in mammals
- 16. hormone that stimulates granulosa and Sertoli cells
- 18. site of implantation in pregnancy
- 19. hormone that prepares and maintains the uterine lining after ovulation
- 21. cells FSH-responsive cells that nurture developing sperm
- 23. fluid filled capsule in antral follicles
- 25. luteum post-ovulatory structure that secretes progesterone
- 26. outer embryonic layer that becomes the placenta
- 29. where sperm are held and mature
- 30. cells testosterone-producing interstitial cells of the testis
- 31. ligament with three parts suspending the female reproductive system
Down
- 1. uterine gateway that dilates during labor and filters sperm entry
- 2. tubules coiled testicular tubules housing the germinal epithelium
- 3. female reproduction organ housing oocytes
- 4. enzyme that converts testosterone to estradiol in granulosa cells
- 5. hypothalamic pulse generator controlling gonadotropin release
- 6. pellucida glycoprotein coat of the egg that induces the acrosome reaction
- 8. reaction sperm exocytosis event required to breach the zona pellucida
- 10. enzyme-packed cap covering the anterior sperm nucleus
- 11. cells follicular cells that convert androgens to estrogens
- 12. gonadal hormone that feeds back to suppress FSH specifically
- 14. hormone that stimulates theca and Leydig cells
- 17. cells LH-responsive cells that supply androgen substrate to granulosa cells
- 20. primary estrogen aromatized from testosterone in granulosa cells
- 22. compact 16-cell embryo resembling a mulberry
- 24. site of sperm creation
- 27. trophoblast hormone that mimics LH to sustain the corpus luteum in humans
- 28. hollow embryo with inner cell mass that implants into the endometrium