Reproductive System Flashcards
Main function of reproductive system
Produce sex cells for continuation of species
Male sex cells
Sperm
Female sex cells
Ova or egg cells
Main primary sex organ in males and function
Testes produce sperm (male sex cells)
Main primary sex organ in females and function
Ovaries produce ova (female sex cells)
Uterus
Place where a baby grows until it is ready to be born.
Copulation
Male places his penis inside the woman’s vagina. Also called sexual intercourse.
The penis releases sperm cells into the vagina.
Ejaculation
Ovulation
Once a month an egg cell is released from an ovary into the fallopian tube.
Menstruation
If fertilization does not take place, the lining of the uterus is released through the vagina.
Fertilization
One sperm cell fuzes with the egg cell.
A cell of the body divides into two cells
Cell division
Increased size and development due to cell division
Growth
Implantation
Fertilized egg attaches to the lining of the uterus.
A baby is usually born after
40 weeks
