Reproduction System Flashcards
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Reproduction is essential to what?
the survival of the species
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What is reproduction NOT essential to?
the survival of the individual
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What is reproduction?
the process through which living things produce new individuals of the same kind
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What kind of specialized cells does the reproductive system produce, store, nourish, and release?
sex cells
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sperm
male sex cell
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egg (ovum)
female sex cell
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fertilization
when the sperm and egg unite
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Where are chromosomes located?
in each cell of the body
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How many chromosomes do normal cells contain?
46
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How many chromosomes do sex cells contain?
23
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zygote
a fertilized egg that contains 46 chromosomes
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What is produced after fertilization that causes development of specific reproductive organs?
hormones
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testes
male reproductive organ
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Where are the testes located?
in the scrotum
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What is the role of the testes?
they produce sperm
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Why is it important that the testes are not located within the body cavity?
sperm cannot be produced and are destroyed at 98.6 degrees (normal body temperature)
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Where does sperm travel after it is produced?
through the vas deferens
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What is mixed with sperm in the vas deferens?
semen
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urethra
the duel purpose tube through which sperm (mixed with semen) travel
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penis
where the sperm exits the body
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testosterone
the male hormone that is produced in the testes
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What is the hormone testosterone responsible for?
facial and body hair, broadening the chest, a deeper voice
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ovaries
the female reproductive organ
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Where are the ovaries located?
at the hip level, one on each side
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What is the role of the ovaries?
they produce an egg (ova)
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Where are all female reproductive parts located?
WITHIN the female body
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What releases the egg?
ovaries
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Once the egg is released from the ovaries, where does it go?
the fallopian tubes (oviduct)
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After leaving the fallopian tubes, where does the egg go?
uterus (womb)
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Where does a fertilized egg develop?
in the uterus
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cervix
an opening at the mouth of the uterus
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vagina
birth canal
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What is the path that the egg travels?
fallopian tubes-uterus-cervix-vagina
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What is the path that the sperm travels?
testes-vas deferens-urethra-penis