19 - The Reproductive System Flashcards
A circle of dark-colored skin around the nipple
Areola
The serous fluid within the placenta that cushions the baby from injury; important to fetal development.
Amniotic fluid
A chromosome that is not a sex chromosome
Autosome
The female mammary glands, which produce milk
Breasts
A genetic structure of the cell that carries the DNA
Chromosome
A small mass of erect tissue at the entrance to the vagina.
Clitoris
A cell containing all the genetic material
Diploid cell
The expulsion of semen
Ejaculation
The lining of the uterus that is expelled during the menstrual period and grows back each cycle
Endometrium
Tubes that transport egg cells from the ovaries to the womb
Fallopian tubes
Egg cells and sperm cells
Gametes
The ovaries in females, the testes in males
Gonads
The outer pair of lips of the vulva, the external female genitals
Labia majora
The inner pair of lips of the vulva, the external female genitals
Labia minora
The milk-producing glands in females; the breasts
Mammary glands
A type of cell division that occurs in two successive divisions that results in haploid cells
Meiosis
The onset of menustration
Menarche
The gradual decline and ultimate cessation of the menstrual cycle
Menopause
The reproductive cycle, characterized by the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus
Menstrual cycle
A smooth muscle of the uterus
Myometrium
Two small, bean-shaped female gonads where eggs are developed and released
Ovaries
An egg cell
Ovum
A thin fluid coating of the uterus
Perimetrium
A special tissue within the uterus that houses the baby and amniotic fluid during pregnancy; it joins the mother to her fetus and provides the fetus with oxygen, water, and nutrients from the mother’s blood and secretes the hormones necessary for a successful pregnancy.
Placenta
A gland in males surrounding the neck of the urinary bladder and urethra that aids in the manufacture of semen
Prostrate gland
A sac that houses the testicles
Scrotum
The fluid released during ejaculation that contains sperm and secretions from the prostrate gland and seminal vesicles
Semen
A pair of structures located near the urinary bladder and prostrate gland that manufacture seminal fluid
Seminal vesicles
The male reproductive cells or sex cell
Sperm
A group of arteries, veins, lymph vessels, nerves and the duct called the vas deferens that passes through the inguinal canal to the testes.
Spermatic cord
A testicle; the male gonad
Testis
The female womb
Uterus