Human Reproduction And Genetics Flashcards
Fallopian tube
Carries the egg to the uterus, fertilisation occurs here
Uterus(womb)
Is where the fertilised egg becomes implanted and finds nourishment
Cervix
Leads from the vagina to the uterus
Vagina
Holds the male penis during sexual intercourse
Garage
Is a sex cell
Make gamete
Is the sperm
Female gamete
Is the egg
Testes
Produces sperm
Sperm duct
Brings the sperm from the testes to the penis
Glands and vesicles
Produces seminal fluid which mixes with sperm to form semen(allows sperm to swim
Penis
Enters the female vagina and ejaculates semen
Fertilisation
The fusing of the gametes to form a zygote
Zygote
Egg and sperm fuse to form a single cell
Ovaries
Store and releases eggs
Embryo
Division of the zygote occurs and it grows. Attaches to the lining of the uterus. (Implantation)