Human Reproduction And Genetics Flashcards
Ovaries
Store and release eggs
Fallopian tubes
Carry 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 inter course forms the birth canal during childbirth
Gamete
Is a sex cell
Male gamete
Is the sperm
Female gamete
Is the egg/ ovum
Testes
Produce sperm
Spermicide 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 and ejaculates semen
Ovulation
An egg is released from the ovary an average of every 28 days
Menstruation
The lining and a small amount of blood pass out through the vagina
Fertile period
These are the days of the menstrual cycle when the woman is most likely to become pregnant
Puberty
Describes when the body starts becoming sexually mature
Copulation
Is another name for sexual intercourse
Fertilisation
The fusing of the gametes to form a zygote
Zygote
Egg and sperm fuse to form a single cell
Embryo
Division of the zygote occurs and it grows. Attaches to the lining of the uterus(implantation)
Foetus
After 8 weeks looks like a human