Key Terms — Human Reproduction Flashcards
Sexual reproduction
When a mobile make gamete fertilises with a stationary female gamete to form a zygote
Asexual reproduction
Clones that involve 1 parent only
Division or bud off
Ureter
Duct to bladder
Sperm duct
Seminal vesicles
Produce fluid that makes semen
Erectile tissue
Urethra
Semen & urine
Penis
Testes
Scrotum
Outside to maintain a slightly lower temp x denature
Ovary
Oviduct
Place of fertilisation
Uterus
Uterus lining
For implantation
Cervix
Acrosome
Digestive enzyme to digest the membrane of eggs
Fertilisation
Fusion of male and female gamete to restore diploid chromosome number in zygote
Internal fertilisation
Males ejaculate semen into females body
External fertilisation
Release ova and sperm into water
Fertilisation of the membrane
After the 2 nuclei have fused
Placenta
Progesterone — maintain uterus lining prevent abortion
Obtain and get rid
Amniotic sac
Encloses embryo x inc placenta
Zygote —> embryo —> foetus
Amniotic fluid
Protects from jolts and bumps