Reproduction System Flashcards

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Ovaries

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Organ that produces eggs and female sex hormones

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Cillia

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Helps egg move

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Oviduct (Fallopian Tube)

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Tubes leading from the ovaries to the uterus where the egg is released and where fertilization takes place

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Uterus (womb)

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Where a fetus develops before birth, and it is covered by a soft and smooth layer called uterine lining, if it is not needed it will turn into menstrual blood

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Cervix

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Holds the baby in place

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Vagina

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Enables expansion and passage for delivery

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Testis (testes)

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Produces sperm and male sex hormones (testosterone)

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Scrotum

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A sac that contains the testes and maintains a low temperature

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Epididymis

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Part of the testis in which sperm is stored

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Sperm duct

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Transports sperm from the testis to urethra

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Prostate glands

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Produces a nutritious fluid (semen) in which sperm are transported

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Penis

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Organ containing urethra through which urine and sperm are carried

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