Male And Female Reproductive System Flashcards
The best decision
Abstinence!
Sperm
The sex cells that are made by males and they are needed to fertilize eggs
Testes
The male reproductive organs that produce Sperm and testosterone
Scrotum
The skin covered sac that surrounds the testes. Main purpose is to regulate temperature of the sperm
Epididymis
Once a sperm is made they move into this coiled tube
Vas Deferens
Once a sperm matures it travels into this tube
Prostrate Gland
The male gland that adds fluid to the sperm to nourish and protect it
Semen
Sperm and the added fluids
Urethra
The tube that passes through the penis. Sperm leaves the body during ejaculation via this tube
Penis
the organ that eliminates urine from the male body and that can deliver sperm to the female reproductive system
Testosterone
The male hormones made by the testes
How does it take it take for a sperm to mature
Takes 2-10 days
Eggs
The sex cells of females that can be fertilized by sperm
Ovaries
The female reproductive organs that produce eggs and hormones
Fallopian tubes
Connects the ovary to the uterus
Uterus
The muscular organ the size of a fist where fertilized eggs develop
Cervix
The narrow base of the uterus
Endometrium
The lining of the uterus that thickens as an egg matures
Placenta
a blood vessel-rich tissue that forms in a mothers uterus
Vagina
Reproductive organ that connects the uterus to the outside of the body
Menstruation
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
2 female hormones the body produces
Estrogen and progesterone
Born with how many eggs
Over 2 million
Where are the eggs fertilized
The Fallopian tubes
