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Parts of the male reproductive system….(list 4)

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Testes
Epididymis
Vas deferens
Prostate

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Parts of a female reproductive system….(list 6)

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Ovary 
Fallopian Tube or oviduct 
Uterus 
Cervix
Vagina 
Vaginal opening
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The male reproductive system is surrounded by the….

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Penis

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Testes(structure & function)

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Structure: coiled tubes
Function: produce sperm

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Epididymis(structure & function)

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Structure: sack of tubes
Function: stores sperm

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Vas deferens(structure & function)

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Structure: Tubes to the urethra
Function: semeniferous tubules that add semen to to sperm & transport sperm with semen

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Prostate(structure & function)

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Structure: gland
Function: produces hormones

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Urethra(structure & function)

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Structure: tube from bladder
Function: transports semen

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Penis(structure & function)

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Structure: spongey fibrous material with many capillaries
Function: transports semen & protects the urethra

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Ovaries(structure & function)

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Structure: soft oval shape
Function: Produces and releases eggs, produces estrone & progesterone

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Fallopian tube/ oviducts(structure & function)

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Structure: tubes with hair like cilia inside to move eggs
Function: transports egg & the site of fertilization

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Uterus(structure & function)

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Structure: muscular, pearl shaped, with a thick wall
Function: protects and nourishes fertilized egg

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Cervix(structure & function)

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Structure: muscular opening to the uterus
Function: secures base of the uterus

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Vagina(structure & function)

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Structure: muscular canal
Function: help move out baby

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Vaginal opening(structure & function)

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Structure: muscles surrounding the exit
Function: acts like a door

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Sperms journey

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Produced in the testes 
Stored in the epididymis 
Travels through the vas deferens 
Passes prostate gland to get semen
Leaves pens through urethra
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Eggs journey

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Produced in the ovaries

One egg released from one ovary into the Fallopian tube(oviduct)

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Egg fertilization

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Development of sperm and egg
Sperm is released into the vagina passed into th cervix, through the uterus, into the Fallopian tube(oviduct) to meet fertilize the egg
Sperm fertilizes the egg in the Fallopian tube(oviduct) then attaches itself to the wall of the uterus to be protected and nourished

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