Reproduction and Puberty Flashcards
Puberty
Teenagers reach sexual maturity and become capable of reproduction
Hormones
Molecules that our body produces that give instructions to cells
Gonads
Reproductive organs that make gametes
Testicles in men, ovaries in women
Semini tubutes
Tiny tubes that produce sperm
Epididymis
Structure on top of testis that stores sperm
Testis
Produces and stores sperm
Scrotum
Sac that protects testis and regulates temperature
Vans deferens
Tubes where sperm travels from epididymis to urethra
Prostate glabd
Helps produce semen
Urethra
Tube that expels urine and semen
Penis
Organ that delivers sperm
Ovary
Gland that stores and releases eggs and produces estrogen progesterone
Follicle
Fluid filled sac in ovaries that store egg cells held at second division of meiosis. Produces estrogen
Fallopian tube
Gland that stores and releases eggs and produces estrogen and progesterone
Uterus
Where fetus develops