reproductive system Flashcards
testes
make sperm via meiosis. The testes also produce testosterone, the male hormone.
Vas Deferens
sperm travel through this tube, joins with urethra
Prostate
Gland that produces a fluid that carries sperm during ejaculation. It surrounds the urethra
Penis
the male genital organ
Epididymis
collects mature sperm which is eventually propelled through the vas deferens
Vasectomy
the tube is cut to prevent sperm leaving (and fertilizing an egg)
Circumcision
Boys are born with a hood of skin, called the foreskin, covering the head (also called the glans) of the penis. In circumcision, the foreskin is surgically removed, exposing the end of the penis.
Ovary
This is where the eggs are produced through cell division (MEIOSIS)
uterus
The uterus consists of a body and a cervix. The uterus maintains an environment for accepting a fertilized egg.
Fallopian Tubes
One of two long, slender tubes that connect the ovaries to the uterus.
Vagina
the muscular tube leading from the external genitals to the cervix of the uterus in women
cervix
The cervix protrudes into the vagina.
fraternal twins
develop from the fertilization of two individual eggs.
These do not look the same.
zygote
A fertilized egg
testosterone
is the male sex hormone that is made in the testicles.
menstruation
the process in a woman of discharging blood and other materials from the lining of the uterus at intervals of about one lunar month from puberty until menopause
barrier method
the diaphragm, cervical cap, male condom, and female condom and spermicidal foam, sponges, and film.
placenta
an organ that develops in your uterus during pregnancy
ultrasound
an imaging test that uses sound waves to create a picture
amniocentesis
procedure used to take out a small sample of the amniotic fluid for testing.
pap test
looks for pre-cancers, cell changes on the cervix that might become cervical cancer if they are not treated appropriately.
epidural
procedure that injects a local anaesthetic in to the space around the spinal nerves in your lower back.
trimester
a period of three months, especially as a division of the duration of pregnancy.
umbilical cord
a tube that connects you to your baby during pregnancy.