Reproductive System Flashcards
Changes happening in body
Puberty age between 11 and 13
Consists of organs that make it possible for people to produce more human beings
Reproductie System
(Age)Changes in girl’s body
11-15
(Age)Changes in boy’s body
12-16
(Enumeration) Changes during puberty
- Increase in height and weight
- Body proportions
- Primary sex characterisics
Outer sex organ
Genitals
Boys sex cell
Sperm
Girls experience during puberty
Menstrual
(Enumeration)Second sex characteristics for boys
Develop deeper voice, shoulder become broader, muscles grow bigger and stronger
(Enumeration) Secondary sex characteristics for girls
Develop broader hips and larger breast
(Enumeration) Secondary sex characteristics for both boys and girls
Hair grows around genitals and under arms, change in skin texture, may have acne or pimples
(Enumeration)Changes during puberty
- Physical change
2. Change in behavior and attitude
(Enumeration)Glands that brought changes during puberty
- Pituitary glands
2. Sex glands
Produce growth hormone
Pituitary glands
Sex glands for boys
Testes
Sex glands for girls
Ovaries
Hormone for the development of boy’s secondary characteristics
Testosterone
Hormone that is produce by the ovaries
Estrogen
(Enumeration)Parts of the male reproductive system
- Testes
- Ducts
- Accessory glands
- Penis
Pouch of skin that hangs outside the body which provides a cool place where the testes can produce healthy sperm
Scrotum
Tips of the penis
Gland
Skin over the gland, a loose fold
Foreskin
Removal of the foreskin, for hygienic reason
Circumcisioin
(Enumeration)Glands that produce secretions
- Prostate gland
2. Seminal vesicle
Found under the bladder
Prostate gland
Found on the side along the rectum
Seminal vesicle
Where the sperm are stored
Epididymis
Process by which semen expelled from the body
Ejaculation
Discharge of semen while sleeping
Wet dreams
(Enumeration)Function of male reproductive system
- To produce
2. To produce hormone
(Enumeration) The female reproductive system consists
- Ovaries
- Fallopian tube
- Uterus or womb
- Cervix
- Vagina or birth canal
Duce, holds and release egg cell
Ovaries
To provide a way for the egg release from the ovaries to travel
Fallopian tube
Hollow muscular organ where the baby develop and grows
Uterus or womb
Connects uterus and vagina
Cervix
Passage way of the sperm, for blood menstruation, and for the baby during birth
Vagina or birth canal
(Enumeration)Ovaries produce the hormones
- Estrogen
2. Progesterone
Causes the formation of secondary sex characteristics
Estrogen
Maintains the lining of the uterus
Progesterone
The fingerlike projection
Fimbriae
Soft mucous membrane that lined the uterus
Endometrium
Function of the female reproductive system
- Produce eggs
- To receive sperm
- To nourish a fertilized egg
- To give birth
Flow of blood that last for three to five days
Menstruation
Is a process which a preparation for pregnancy
Menstrual cycle
When a girl is born,
Her ovaries already contain of thousands of egg cells
The mature egg is released from the ovary to the fallopian tube
Ovarian cycle
The first menstruation
Menarche
(Age)A female experiences menstruation until she is about
45 to 55 years old
The period when menstruation naturally stop
Menopause
