Chapter 17 * Flashcards
Name 6 parts of the female reproduction system
- Ovary
- fallopian tube
- endometrium
- uterus
- cervix
- Vagina
Name 6 parts of the male reproduction system
- prostate gland
- epididdymis
- penis
- testis
- sperm duct
- scrotum
How large is an ovule?
0.1 mm
How large is a sperm?
0.05 mm
Name the parts of an ovule?
- Layer of jelly
- Cell surface membrane
- Nucleus
- Cytoplasm
Name the parts of a sperm?
- Head
- Acrosome
- Flagellum
- Nucleus
- Mitochondria
Shortly describe the process of fertilization
Semen gets in the women’s vagina and sperms swim towards the cervix, the survival sperms continue swimming through the uterus, and proceed by going through the fallopian tubes that contain the ovule. The first sperm that penetrates the membrane would be the one that fuses with the nucleus.
What is implantation?
Implantation is the movement of a youn embryo to the lining of the uterus, and its attachment to the endometrium.
XX means
That the gender of the fetus is Female
XY means
That the gender of the fetus is male
