Chapter 5- Reproduction Flashcards
Testes
Where the sperm is held and produced
Bladder
Where the urine is held
Scrotum
Where the testes hang to keep below body temperature.
Epididymis
Where sperm is stored until mature
Uretha
The tube in the penis in which semen exits through ejaculation.
Ejaculation
The release of sperm/ semen
Vas deferens
Tube through which sperm cells travel from testes to penis.
Prostate gland
Secrete liquid added to sperm to form semen. Keeps sperm alive within the female reproductive tract.
Seminal vesicle
Liquid added to sperm to form semen. Provides energy for sperm cells.
Gametes
Reproductive cells containing half of the generic information of normal cells.
Follicles
Sacs containing egg cells
Fallopian tube
Tiny tubes joining the ovary to the uterus. Fertilisation occurs in one of these tubes.
Fertilisation
Penetration of the ovum by a sperm.