Repoductive System Flashcards
endometrium
lining of uterus : grows to a thick nutritive tissue that supports egg when pregnant, and sheds when not pregnant
clitoris
exterior organ, homologous to penis and causes sexual excitement
vagina
elastic muscular tube from uterus to exterior , receives sperm and penis during sex
uterus
supports fetid
cervix
facilitates: sperm to uterus, blood from period and baby out of uterus (dilated to 10cm)
Fallopian tubes
narrow narrow tube allows egg to ovary from uterus, site of fertilisation
labia
outer organ that surrounds clit and vaginal opening
penis
delivers sperm to female
epididymis
tightly coiled tube cupped against testicles that acts like maturation and storage place for sperm before vas deferens
urethra
tube that transfers both sperm and urine through penis
testicle
organ that produces sperm and hormone
scrotum
holds and protects testicles
seminal vesicle
sac like structures attached to vas deferens , produces a sticky yellow fluid that provides sperm cells energy
prostate gland
structure that surrounds urethra at base of bladder which produces a milk fluid
vas deferens
long tube that supports sperm from epididymis to urethra