Male and Female Reproductive System Flashcards
What does the reproductive system include?
- Physical structures
- Secretions
- Hormones
What are the primary reproductive organs of the male?
Testes
What is the scrotum?
A sac that houses the testes away from the body to lower their temperature during sperm production
Sperm
Male gametes
Penis
Organ for elimination of urine and sperm from the male body
Vas deferns
The duct in which sperm moves from testicle to the urethra
Urethra
The duct that delivers urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body
Prostate
The gland in males that controls the release of urine and secretes a portion of semen that enhances motility and fertility of sperm
Testes (testicles)
The male gonads. The organ that produce sperm
Scrotum
The pouch of skin that contains the testicles
Ova (eggs)
Female gametes
Fertilization (or conception)
The fusion of the egg and sperm
Ovaries
The female gonads. Organs in which eggs are produced for reproduction
Fallopian tubes
Tubes that carry eggs from the ovaries to the uterus
Uterus
The womb
Vagina
The canal that connects the external genitals to the cervix in the female
Hormone
A chemical messenger produced by a gland and transported by the bloodstream that regulates specific processes in the body
Follicle
Saclike structure that contains and allows for maturation of the female ovum (egg) within the ovary
Zygote
Fertilized egg with full set of genetic material from merging of egg and sperm nuclei
Part of the endocrine system and allow for cell-to-cell communication
Hormones
Is initiated by the production of gonadotropin-releasing hormone from the hypothalamus
Puberty
What is the hypothalamus?
Triggers the release of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) from the anterior pituitary gland
LH is released and signals the testes to produce more ______________.
Testosterone
Puberty
A physiological period in which changes in hormone levels cause a general “growth spurt” and development of secondary sex characteristics
