Reproductive Organs Flashcards
What cells does the reproductive organs produce?
Sex cells
What system does the reproductive organs form?
The reproductive system
How many undeveloped egg cells are made in each ovary
100k
What are the female reproductive system organs?
Ovary,oviduct,uterus,cervix,vagina
What is the female sex cell called
Egg cell
What is the male sex cells called
Sperm cell
How many days till an ovary produce one mature egg cell
28-32 days
Where is the mature egg cell released?
Oviduct
Two more names for the oviduct
Fallopian tube and egg tube
What sweeps the egg cell to the uterus
Cilia
Where does the baby develop
Uterus
What is the uterus made of
Muscular walls and a soft lining
What is the lower end of the uterus
Cevix
What holds the baby during pregnancy
The cervix
Where are the egg cells produced from
The ovaries
How many ovaries does a female have
Two
How small is a egg cell
Smaller than a full stop less than 0.1mm
What is the function of the jelly coat in the egg cell
Allows one sperm cell to enter
What is the function of the cyto plasm in egg cell
Has a space of food to provide the egg cell with energy
Where does the male produce sperm cells
In the testes
Where are the testes held
Outside the body
What is the scrotum and how does there position help the sperm cell
It’s a bag of skin and it helps keep the sperm cell in the right temperature to develop properly
How many sperm cell does the male produce
1 million every day
Name every organ in the male reproductive system
Glands,scrotum,penis,sperm duct,testis,foreskin
Where does the sperm cell travel through
The sperm duct
What does the glands do to the sperm cells
It gives it its white color and a special fluid
What does the special fluid give the sperm cell
Energy
What is semen
It’s the sperm cells and the special fluid together
Where does the semen leave through
The urethra
What substances can the urethra carry
Urine and semen but never at the same time
How big is the sperm cell
0.06mm
What is the sperm cell made of
Tail,nucleus,cytoplasm,tip of the head
What is the penis head protected by
The foreskin
Why is the foreskin removed
Because of religious reasons and maybe because it’s too tight
What do you call when the foreskin is removed
Circumcision
What happens for the man’s sperm cells after puberty
It’s will keep producing till the rest of his life
What happens to the females egg cell when she hits the age of 45-55
Egg cells will stop producing for the rest of her life
What is the menopause
It’s when a female hits the age 45-55 and her ovaries stop producing egg cells
