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Male and Female Reproductive System Flashcards

1
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What the purpose of the male reproductive system?

A

to generate male gametes (sperm) and deliver them to the female reproductive system

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What components make up the male reproductive system?

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Penis, vas deferens, urethra, prostate, seminal vesicles, testis, scrotum

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What is the primary male reproductive organs

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Testes

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4
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What kind of temperature is best for sperm to mature?

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Lower temperature

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5
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What happens if the sperm grow under body or warmer temperatures?

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they do not mature properly

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6
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What does the prostate and seminal vesicle produce?

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fluids necessary for lubricating and nourishing the sperm

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What is the purpose of the female reproductive system

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generating female gametes (ova, or eggs), fertilization (conception), implantation (start of pregnancy), gestation (pregnancy), and parturition (birth)

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What components make up the female reproductive system?

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Ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, cervix, vagina, labia minora, labia majora, clitoris

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9
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What is a released egg that has been matured by a sperm

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Zygote

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10
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What is the egg if it undergoes several divisions?

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Blastocyst

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Sperm

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Male gametes

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Penis

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Organ for elimination of urine and sperm from the male body

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Vas deferens

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The duct in which sperm moves from a testicle to the urethra

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Urethra

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The duct that delivers urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body

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Prostate

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The gland in males that controls the release of urine and secretes a portion of semen that enhances motility and fertility of sperm

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16
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Testes

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The male gonads. The organs that produce sperm

17
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Scrotum

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The pouch of skin that contains the testicles

18
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Ova

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Female gametes

19
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Fertilization

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The fusion of the egg and sperm

20
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Fallopian Tubes

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Tubes that carry eggs from the ovaries to the uterus

21
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Uterus

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The womb

22
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Vagina

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The canal that connects the external genitals to the cervix in the female

23
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Hormone

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A chemical messenger produced by a gland and transported by the bloodstream that regulates specific processes in the body

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Follicle

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Saclike structure that contains and allows for maturation of the female ovum (egg) within the ovary​​​​​​

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Zygote

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Fertilized egg with full set of genetic material resulting from merging of egg and sperm

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