Reproduction and development Part 3 Flashcards
The female external reproductive structures consists of
clitoris and two sets of labia
The internal organs of the female reproductive system consists of
a pair of gonads and a system of ducts and chambers that carry gametes and house the embryo and fetus
The female gonads or____, lie in the ____
ovaries, lie in the abdominal cavity
Each ovary is packed with____, which consists of a partially developed egg called an _____, surrounded by supporting cells
follicles,
oocyte
Upon ovulation
a mature egg cell is released
A mature egg cells travels from the ovary to the uterus via an
oviduct
Cilia in the oviduct convey the egg to the uterus, also called the
womb
The uterus lining is called the___ and it is_____
endometrium, richly supplied with blood vessels
The neck of the uterus is the____ and it opens into the
CERVIX, vagina
The vagina is
a muscular but elastic chamber that is the repository for sperm during copulation and serves as the birth canal
The vagina opens to the outside of the
vulva
The vulva consists of the
labia majora, labia minora, hymen, and clitoris
The mammary glands
are present in both sexes but normally produce milk ONLY in females
What happens within the mammary glands?
small sacs of epithelial tissue secrete milk that drains into a series of ducts that open at the nipple
What is gametogenesis?
The production of gametes
