Ch 28: reproductive system Flashcards
Gonads
Men: testicles
Women : ovaries
Gametes
Sex cells
Men : sperm cells
Women : eggs or oocytes
Somatic cells
Non sex cells
-RBC, skin cells, etc
Mitosis
Somatic cellular division
Meiosis
Cell division of sex cells
(gametes)
Gametogenesis
Process of sex cell production in male and female
Spermatogenesis
Male sex cell production
-sperm
Oogensis
Female, sex cell production
-Eggs
Menarche
Start of women’s reproductive years
Amenorrhea
Absence of period
Cause: pregnancy, unless proven otherwise
Menopause
Ovaries/reproductive cycle shut down
Start : 51 years old
Ovulation
Ovary releases, mature, egg
Fertilization
Sperm and ovary meet
-Fallopian tube
Zygote
Fertilized egg
Exocrine function of gametogenesis
Organs of reproductive system produces gametes
-Men: sperm cells start puberty, and continue forever
-Women : born with all eggs for entire lifetime