FEMALE & MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM Flashcards
It enclose and protect the other external reproductive organs.
Labia Majora
They lie just inside the labia majora, and surround the openings to the vagina
Labia Minora
These glands are located next to the vaginal opening on each side and produce a fluid (mucus) secretion.
Bartholin’s Glands
It’s a small, sensitive protrusion that is comparable to the penis in males.
Clitoris
It’s a canal that joins the cervix (the lower part of uterus) to the outside of the body.
Vagina (Birth Canal)
It’s a hollow, pear shaped organ that is the home to a developing fetus.
Uterus
Where the fertilization of an egg by a sperm normally occurs
Fallopian Tubes
These produces an egg cell to be fertilized by a sperm in the process of fertilization.
Ovaries
What are the 2 main female reproductive hormones?
Estrogen & Progesterone
All females are born with approximately how many egg cells?
Two Million
By the time a female reaches puberty, the number of egg cells would have gone down to about?
400,000
In a lifetime of female, out of the 400,000 egg cells at the start of the puberty, only ___ to 500 will mature and are then called ___?
300
Ova
It contains genetic information which carries unique inherited traits such as skin color or hair color.
Chromosomes
After the fusion of the egg and the sperm, the resulting fertilized egg, known as _____, contains __ chromosomes.
Zygote
46
It is made up of a nucleus covered by a cap called acrosome, which stores the enzymes needed to penetrate an egg cell during fertilization.
Head
It contains the mitochondria that supply the energy needed to propel the sperm through the female tract.
Midpiece
It is a powerful flagellum that enables the sperm cell to move.
Tail
The male reproductive organ for sexual intercourse and urination.
Penis
Responsible for making testosterone, the primary male sex hormone, and for producing sperm
Testis
It has a protective function including the maintenance of optimal temperatures for sperm survival and function.
Scrotum
It transports and stores sperm cells that are produced in the testes
Epididymis
It transports mature sperm to the urethra in preparation for ejaculation.
Vas Deferens
Function to produce many of the constituent ingredients of semen.
Seminal Vesicle
Its primary function is to produce the fluid that nourishes and transports sperm
Prostate Gland
It produces a clear, slippery fluid that neutralizes the acidity of the urine residue in the urethra.
Bulbourethral Glands
What is female reproductive system responsible for?
Production of female gamete (ovum)
Production of female sex hormones
Receives the male gamete (sperm) during copulation (mating)
