Human Reproduction Flashcards
Parts of the male reproductive system….(list 4)
Testes
Epididymis
Vas deferens
Prostate
Parts of a female reproductive system….(list 6)
Ovary Fallopian Tube or oviduct Uterus Cervix Vagina Vaginal opening
The male reproductive system is surrounded by the….
Penis
Testes(structure & function)
Structure: coiled tubes
Function: produce sperm
Epididymis(structure & function)
Structure: sack of tubes
Function: stores sperm
Vas deferens(structure & function)
Structure: Tubes to the urethra
Function: semeniferous tubules that add semen to to sperm & transport sperm with semen
Prostate(structure & function)
Structure: gland
Function: produces hormones
Urethra(structure & function)
Structure: tube from bladder
Function: transports semen
Penis(structure & function)
Structure: spongey fibrous material with many capillaries
Function: transports semen & protects the urethra
Ovaries(structure & function)
Structure: soft oval shape
Function: Produces and releases eggs, produces estrone & progesterone
Fallopian tube/ oviducts(structure & function)
Structure: tubes with hair like cilia inside to move eggs
Function: transports egg & the site of fertilization
Uterus(structure & function)
Structure: muscular, pearl shaped, with a thick wall
Function: protects and nourishes fertilized egg
Cervix(structure & function)
Structure: muscular opening to the uterus
Function: secures base of the uterus
Vagina(structure & function)
Structure: muscular canal
Function: help move out baby
Vaginal opening(structure & function)
Structure: muscles surrounding the exit
Function: acts like a door
Sperms journey
Produced in the testes Stored in the epididymis Travels through the vas deferens Passes prostate gland to get semen Leaves pens through urethra
Eggs journey
Produced in the ovaries
One egg released from one ovary into the Fallopian tube(oviduct)
Egg fertilization
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