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Human Reproduction Flashcards

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oviduct (Fallopian tube)

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leads from ovary to uterus

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ovary

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produces eggs, attached to back wall of the abdominal cavity below the kidney

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uterus (womb)

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cavity with thick muscular walls where the baby develops

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cervix

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neck of uterus

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vagina

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muscular tube that opens to the outside

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clitoris

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area very sensitive to stimulation

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labia

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fleshy lobes that protect the opening of the vagina

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seminal vesicle

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opens into the sperm duct and produces seminal fluid

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prostate gland

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opens into the urethra and produces an alkaline fluid which neutralises urine

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sperm duct

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from the testis opens into the urethra

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urethra

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passes down the penis, both urine and sperm pass through it

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epididymus

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leads to sperm duct

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foreskin

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covers the glans

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glans

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head of penis, very sensitive to stimulation

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testis

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bundle of sperm-producing tubules which join and lead to the epididymus

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what’s the purpose of the scrotum in the male reproductive system?

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strong sac of skin enclosing the TESTES

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what’s the purpose of the epididymus in the male reproductive system?

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muscular tube in which SPERM stored and activated

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what’s the purpose of the testes in the male reproductive system?

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site of sperm production- constant after PUBERTY

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what’s the purpose of the penis in the male reproductive system?

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erectile organ- transfers sperm into the vagina of the female

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what’s the purpose of the urethra in the male reproductive system?

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shared tube though which URINE and SEMEN leave body

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what’s the purpose of the sperm duct in the male reproductive system?

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tube through which ejaculated sperm pass- URETHRA

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what’s the purpose of the prostate gland in the male reproductive system?

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adds lubricating secretion to sperm to help form SEMEN

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what’s the purpose of the seminal vesicle in the male reproductive system?

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adds nourishing secretion to sperm to help form SEMEN

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what’s the purpose of the pubic bone in the male reproductive system?

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part of the PELVIC GIRDLE- provides protection

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what’s the purpose of the bladder in the male reproductive system?

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muscular storage sac for URINE

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what’s the purpose of the ureter in the male reproductive system?

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tube linking BLADDER to a KYDNEY- carries URINE

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what’s the purpose of the rectum in the male reproductive system?

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region of gut in which waste compacted into FAECES

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what’s the purpose of the anus in the male reproductive system?

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muscle opening though which FEACES EGESTED

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what’s the purpose of the vulva in the female reproductive system?

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opening to the REPRODUCTIVE and URINARY system

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what’s the purpose of the urethra in the female reproductive system?

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tube linking BLADDER to outside via VULVA- carries urine

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what’s the purpose of the vagina in the female reproductive system?

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muscular tube where SPERM deposited during INTERCOURSE

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what’s the purpose of the bone in the female reproductive system?

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part of the PELVIC GIRDLE provides protection for the PUBIC region

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what’s the purpose of the bladder in the female reproductive system?

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muscular storage sac for URINE

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what’s the purpose of the cervix in the female reproductive system?

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ring of muscle restricting opening into UTERUS- dilates for BIRTH

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what’s the purpose of the uterus in the female reproductive system?

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very muscular muscle in which EMBRYO implants and FOETUS grows

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what’s the purpose of the oviduct in the female reproductive system?

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route for EGG:OVARY->UTERUS-usual site for FERTILISATION

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what’s the purpose of the ovary in the female reproductive system?

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site for EGG(OVUM) production- about one very 56 days per ovary

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what’s the purpose of the ureter in the female reproductive system?

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tube linking the BLADDER to one of the KIDNEYS- carries URINE

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what’s the purpose of the rectum in the female reproductive system?

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region of the GUT in which waste compacted into FAECES

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what’s the purpose of the anus in the female reproductive system?

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muscular opening though which FAECES EGESTED

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