Reproduction Test Flashcards
Pathway egg takes through female reproductive system
Ovary Fallopian tube Uterus Cervix Vaginia
Pathway sperm takes through the male reproductive system
Semerniferous tubule Epididymis Vas deferens Seminal vesicle Urethra Prostrate Cowper's
Three glands in male reproductive system and what is their function
Seminal vesicle: nourishes and lubricates sperm
Prostate: milky fluid that helps protect sperm
Cowper’s: protective fluid that neutralizes acidic environment of urethra
Sex cells are called
Gametes
How many chromosomes are in a sex cell
23
Scrotum
Sac that contains testes
Testes
Male gonads; produces sperm and testosteogsn
Epididymis
Stores spermatozoa until mature
Vas deferens
Tube that transports sperm from the testes to the urethra
Seminal vesicle
Release fluid that nourishes sperm
Urethra
Tube that transports both sorts and urine through the penny’s (not at the same time)
Prostate
Secrets milky fluid that helps protect sperm that helps protect from acidity of vagina
Cowper’s
Protective fluid that neutralizes the acidic environment of the urethra
Ovary
Female gonads; produce egg and estrogen
Fallopian tube
Fertilization of egg by sperm occurs here
Uterus
(Womb) fertilized= embedded into lining
Not= continues with cycle
Cervix
Muscular ring between uterus and vaginia
Vagina
Tube that leads from the uterus outside the body
Ovulation
Occurs mid-cycle
Maturing and releasing of an egg from the ovary
Menstraution
28 day cycle
Amniotic sac
Fluid filled sac that acts as a cushion surrounding the developing baby
Placenta
Embryo receives nutrients, oxygen, and other substances from mother (backpack)
Umbilical cord
Developed between embryo and placenta
What is the result if not producing enough hormone during the menstrual cycle
If the mother doesn’t produce enough the egg won’t mature and will not be released from the ovary
Developing child from conception until it embeds in the lining is called
Zygote
Embeds in lining until 9 weeks is called
Embryo
9 weeks until birth is called
Fetus
Labor
Uterine muscles contract and causes cervix to enlarge
Delivery
Baby is pushed out of uterus and through vaginia
Afterbirth
Contractions push the placenta and other membranes out of uterus
Menstrual cycle
Days 1-4: menstrual discharge
Days 5-13: developing egg
Mid-cycle: ovulation (can get pregnant)
Day 16-22: egg moves through Fallopian tube and uterus lining thickens
Days 23-28: unfertilized egg enters uterus
Semerniferous tubule
Sperm is produced
