Human Reproduction Flashcards
Ovaries
Store and release eggs
Fallopian tubes
Carries the egg to the uterus, fertilisation occurs here
Uterus
Is where the fertilised egg becomes implanted and find nourishment
Cervix
Leads from the vagina to the uterus
Vagina
Holds the male penis durning sexual intercourse
Ovulation
An egg is released from the ovary an average of every 28 days
When is the egg released?
On day 13-15 of the menstrual cycle and it passes along the fallopian tube to the uterus
Menstruation/period
The lining and a small amount of blood pass through the vagina (day-5)
Fertile period
These are the days of the menstrual cycle when the woman is most likely to become pregnant.
Menopause
Signals the end of a femaleβs ability to reproduce and also the end of her menstrual cycle. It happens at different ages for different people, typically in the late 40βs to early 50βs.
Testes
Produce sperm
Scrotum
is where the testes are, it is located outside the body to ensure the temperature is lower than body temperature for healthy sperm
epididymis
is a coiled tube on the outside of each testis that stores sperm and allows them to mature fully.
Vas deferens
(sperm duct) brings the sperm from the testes to the penis
seminal vesicles, prostate gland and Cowperβs gland
produces seminal fluid which mixes with sperm to form semen, it nourishes the sperm and allow them to swim.