Lab 18 The Reproductive System BIO202L
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Access Code (located on the lid of your lab kit): AC-AQW1GW
Lab Report Format Expectations
Utilize college level grammar and professional formatting when completing this worksheet.
Submissions without proper formatting, all required photos or sufficient responses will be rejected. Pre-
lab Questions
1. Oogenesis and spermatogenesis are related in that they both ultimately produce haploid cells
and share similar meiotic and mitotic cell division, but there are significant differences between
the two. Discuss these similarities and differences below in your own words. Focus on the
timing, steps and phases of these processes in order to compare and contrast them. (Hint: Your
response should be 6-10 sentences in length.)
Oogenesis and spermatogenesis are both involved in generating haploid cells, but they differ
significantly in terms of timing, steps, and phases. Despite these distinctions, they share
similarities, primarily relying on meiotic cell division to produce haploid cells. Both processes
encompass a series of mitotic and meiotic divisions; however, the timing and occurrence of
these divisions vary. In females, oogenesis initiates before birth, with primary oocytes
undergoing the first meiotic division during fetal development. This process halts in prophase I
until puberty, where a monthly meiotic division resumes, leading to the release of an egg during
ovulation. Conversely, spermatogenesis commences at puberty in males and persists
throughout their reproductive lifespan. Spermatogonia undergo mitotic divisions to generate
primary spermatocytes, which then undergo continuous meiosis to produce sperm
cells.Furthermore, there is a discrepancy in the number of final products – oogenesis typically
yields one viable egg, whereas spermatogenesis results in four functional sperm cells from each
primary spermatocyte.
, Lab 18 The Reproductive System BIO202L
EXPERIMENT 1: MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY OF THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
Data and Observations
1. Label the arrows in the following two slides.
A. Corpus Spongiosum
B. Septa
C. seminiferous tubules
D. Midpiece
E. Flagella
F. Head
G. myometrium
H. endometrium
I. uterine glands
Student Name:
Access Code (located on the lid of your lab kit): AC-AQW1GW
Lab Report Format Expectations
Utilize college level grammar and professional formatting when completing this worksheet.
Submissions without proper formatting, all required photos or sufficient responses will be rejected. Pre-
lab Questions
1. Oogenesis and spermatogenesis are related in that they both ultimately produce haploid cells
and share similar meiotic and mitotic cell division, but there are significant differences between
the two. Discuss these similarities and differences below in your own words. Focus on the
timing, steps and phases of these processes in order to compare and contrast them. (Hint: Your
response should be 6-10 sentences in length.)
Oogenesis and spermatogenesis are both involved in generating haploid cells, but they differ
significantly in terms of timing, steps, and phases. Despite these distinctions, they share
similarities, primarily relying on meiotic cell division to produce haploid cells. Both processes
encompass a series of mitotic and meiotic divisions; however, the timing and occurrence of
these divisions vary. In females, oogenesis initiates before birth, with primary oocytes
undergoing the first meiotic division during fetal development. This process halts in prophase I
until puberty, where a monthly meiotic division resumes, leading to the release of an egg during
ovulation. Conversely, spermatogenesis commences at puberty in males and persists
throughout their reproductive lifespan. Spermatogonia undergo mitotic divisions to generate
primary spermatocytes, which then undergo continuous meiosis to produce sperm
cells.Furthermore, there is a discrepancy in the number of final products – oogenesis typically
yields one viable egg, whereas spermatogenesis results in four functional sperm cells from each
primary spermatocyte.
, Lab 18 The Reproductive System BIO202L
EXPERIMENT 1: MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY OF THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
Data and Observations
1. Label the arrows in the following two slides.
A. Corpus Spongiosum
B. Septa
C. seminiferous tubules
D. Midpiece
E. Flagella
F. Head
G. myometrium
H. endometrium
I. uterine glands
