Reproduction Flashcards
Name the male sex cell.
Sperm cell
Name the female sex cell.
Egg cell (ovum)
How is a sperm cell adapted to do its job?
Pointed head to enter egg.
Tail to allow it to swim.
Where are eggs produced?
In the ovaries
Where is sperm produced?
In the testes
What do we call an unborn baby?
A foetus
How do nutrients and oxygen get to the baby?
Through the placenta and umbilical cord
Where does an unborn baby develop?
In the uterus
How is an egg cell (ovum) adapted to carry out its job?
It is very large (contains nutrients) for the baby to use for growth.
What is the cervix?
The bottom of the uterus that opens to allow the baby to exit.
What is fertilisation?
When a sperm enters an egg
Where does fertilisation take place?
At the oviducts
What are the oviducts?
The tubes that connect the uterus to the ovaries.
