Biology- Reproductive Systems Flashcards

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Uterus

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Where the foetus developers

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Vagina

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A muscular and tubular part of the female genital tract, which in humans extends from the vulva to the cervix

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Cervix

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Lower part of the uterus that opens to the vagina

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Ovary

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Where he ova are produced and mature

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Fallopian tube

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Ova is fertilised here and travels down this duct to the uterus for implantation

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Endometrium

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Lining of the uterus. The fertilised ova implants here during pregnancy. This lining sheds during menstruation

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7
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Urethra

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Carries urine outside the body from the bladder

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Vas deferens

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Long muscular tube that transports sperm from epididymis to urethra

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Epididymis

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Stores sperm during maturation

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Testes

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Produces sperm and testosterone

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Prostate gland

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Secretes milky, alkaline fluid the neutralises the acidity of the vagina

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Penis glans

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The sensitive end of the penis

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Urethra

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Carries the urine and sperm outside of the body

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Erectile tissue

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Spongy tissue that fills with blood during an erection

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Scrotum

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Houses of the testis and controls the temperature of the testis

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Foreskin

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Double layered smooth muscle tissue that protects the glans penis

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Seminal vesical

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Secretes thick fluid rich in sugar, nutrition for the sperm