Pregnancy parts Flashcards
What is the male reproductive system
The function of the male reproductive system is to produce sperm cells and release them inside a female
What is testicles?
The testicles produce sperm cells and the male sex hormones
What is the name of skin that contains the testicles?
Scrotum
What is glands?
They produce nutrients that help to keep sperm alive.
What are sperm ducts?
These are tubes that carry sperm from the testicles to the penis
What is the mixture of sperm and fluid?
It is called semen
what is a penis?
This organ carries urine or semen out of the body.
What is urethra?
A tube that carries urine form the bladder out of the body or sperm from the sperm duct
What is the job of the female reproductive system?
It is to produce egg cells
What are ovaries?
Ovaries are an organ that contains egg cells.
When does the ovaries get released?
Every month
What is another word for Oviducts?
Fallopian Tubes
What is the uterus?
This is where the baby develops until it is born
What is oviducts?
They carry the egg to the uterus
What is the cervix?
A ring of muscle at the entrance of the uterus.It keeps the baby in place when the woman is pregnant
What is the Vagina?
Receives the sperm during sexual intercourse.
How do gametes work?
They join together to create a new organism.
What is the uretha?
It is a tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body
What are gametes?
Gametes are reproductive cells
What is the males Gametes called?
The male gamete is a sperm
What is the female Gametes called?
The female gametes is called the egg cell
What is fertilisation?
It is where the nucleus of the sperm and the nucleus of the egg join together
True or false? Each ovary is connected to the Uterus by an oviduct
True
An egg can not move by itself.However,the oviduct is lined with?
The cilia
What does the cilia do after an egg is released?
The cilia the wafts the egg along the inside of the oviduct towards the uterus
