reproduction in humans Flashcards
The sperm and the egg fuse to form a _
zygote
name the ways of asexual reproduction in animals
binary fission, budding, regeneration
name examples of binary fission
amoeba and paramecium
What is budding?
is the process in which buds grow on the outside of the parent body
Define regeneration
The process of generating lost parts
when the sperm fuses with the ovum __occurs
Fertilization
after the fertilization of an ovum by a sperm, a cell called the ___ is formed
zygote
Where are the eggs produced?
in the ovaries
sperms are produced in the __
testes
A pair of testes lie outside the abdominal cavity in a sack called the__
scrotum
at the base of the Uninary bladder and encircling the urethra is the___
Prostate gland
What does the prostate gland do?
it pours an alkaline secretion into the semen as it passes through the urethra.
define implantation
The natural way of fixing the embryo in the wall of the uterus.
define gestation
The full term of the development of an embryo in the uterus is called gestation
amoeba most commonly reproduces by
binary fission