Reproductive System Flashcards
Testes
Make sperm via meiosis and produce testosterone
Vas Deferens
Sperm travel through this tube, joins with urethra
Prostrate
Gland that produces a fluid that carries sperm during ejaculation
Penis
Males reproductive organ
Epididymis
Collects mature sperm which is eventually propelled through the vas deferens
Vasectomy
The tube is cut to prevent sperm leaving
Circumcision
The foreskin is surgically removed
Ovary
Where the eggs are produced through meiosis
Uterus
Consists of a body and a cervix
Fallopian Tubes
Pair of tubes along which eggs travel from the ovaries to the uterus
Vagina
Females reproductive organ
Cervix
Protrudes into the vagina
Fraternal Twins
Develop from the fertilization of two individual eggs
Zygote
A fertilized egg is called a zygote
Testosterone
Responsible for many of the male characteristics