Human Reproduction Flashcards
Scrotum
Keeps testes at a lover temperature
Testis
Produces sperm & testosterone
Seminiferous Tubules
Lined with sperm producing cells
Cells between the tubule produce testosterone
Epididymis
Stores sperm
Sperm Duct
Carries sperm from the epididymis to the urethra
Seminal Vesicles - Prostate Gland - Cowper’s Gland
Produces seminal fluid for sperm to swim in & nourishment for sperm
Penis
Places sperm in the females body
Urethra
Allows the passage of either urine or sperm
Primary Sexual Characteristics
Secondary Sexual Characteristics
Features that distinguish male from female other than sex
Insemination
Where does Fertilisation occur?
Fallopian tube
Ovary
Produces the Egg, Oestrogen, Progesterone
Fallopian Tube
The site of fertilisation
Collects the egg after ovulation
Transports egg from ovary to uterus
Uterus
Site of Implantation
Development of the foetus
Forms placenta
Implantation
When the fertilised egg attaches to the lining of the uterus
Vagina
Allows entry of sperm into female system
Birth canal to allow exit of baby
Secondary sexual characteristics in MALES
- deep voice
- enlarged muscles
Cause of male infertility
Low sperm count
Infertility
Inability to produce offspring
Implantation
Embedding of the fertilised egg into the endometrium
