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Male And Female Reproductive System Flashcards

1
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The best decision

A

Abstinence!

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2
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Sperm

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The sex cells that are made by males and they are needed to fertilize eggs

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3
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Testes

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The male reproductive organs that produce Sperm and testosterone

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4
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Scrotum

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The skin covered sac that surrounds the testes. Main purpose is to regulate temperature of the sperm

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5
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Epididymis

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Once a sperm is made they move into this coiled tube

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6
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Vas Deferens

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Once a sperm matures it travels into this tube

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7
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Prostrate Gland

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The male gland that adds fluid to the sperm to nourish and protect it

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8
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Semen

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Sperm and the added fluids

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9
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Urethra

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The tube that passes through the penis. Sperm leaves the body during ejaculation via this tube

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10
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Penis

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the organ that eliminates urine from the male body and that can deliver sperm to the female reproductive system

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11
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Testosterone

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The male hormones made by the testes

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12
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How does it take it take for a sperm to mature

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Takes 2-10 days

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13
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Eggs

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The sex cells of females that can be fertilized by sperm

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14
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Ovaries

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The female reproductive organs that produce eggs and hormones

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15
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Fallopian tubes

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Connects the ovary to the uterus

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16
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Uterus

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The muscular organ the size of a fist where fertilized eggs develop

17
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Cervix

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The narrow base of the uterus

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Endometrium

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The lining of the uterus that thickens as an egg matures

19
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Placenta

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a blood vessel-rich tissue that forms in a mothers uterus

20
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Vagina

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Reproductive organ that connects the uterus to the outside of the body

21
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Menstruation

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If the egg is not fertilized, the blood vessels in the endometrium break down. The process in which the blood and tissue that built up in the uterus flows out of the body through the vagina

22
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2 female hormones the body produces

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Estrogen and progesterone

23
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Born with how many eggs

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Over 2 million

24
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Where are the eggs fertilized

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The Fallopian tubes

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