Repro Flashcards
The organs in an organism involved in producing offspring.
Reproductive system
The parts of a male animal in which sperm are made.
Testes
The productive covering of the testes.
Scrotal sac
The tube through which sperm travel form the testes
Sperm duct
The fluid in which sperm are carried
Semen
A tube in the penis through which sperm travel in semen.
Urethra
A part of a female through which a baby is born.
Vagina
A sex organ of a male animal which sperm travel in semen.
Penis
The lower end of the uterus next to the vagina.
Cervix
The tube in a female animal that carries the egg from the ovary to the uterus.
Uterus/womb
The tube in a female animal that carries the egg from the ovary to the uterus
Oviduct/Fallopian tube
The organ that makes eggs in female animals and makes ovules in plants.
Ovary
The release of an egg form the ovary
Ovulation
Difficulty in becoming pregnant
Infertility
The changes in physical development which enable children to become capable of sexual reproduction as adults.
Puberty
The monthly breakdown of the uterus lining leading to bleeding of the vagina(a period)
Menstruation/period
When a cell divides in two
Cell division
Unspecialised body cells that can develop into other specialised cells.
Stem cells
A young foetus before its main organs are formed.
Embryo
An unborn baby
Foetus
The structure in a pregnant woman that provides nutrients to the baby.
Placenta
A tissue that attaches a foetus to its mother’s placenta
Umbilical cord
A baby born before it is fully developed.
Premature
When a measurement records what it is trying to measure
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