reproductive system Flashcards
What is the cowper’s gland?
produces fluid that is part of semen
what produces fluid that is part of semen?
cowpers gland
What is the epididymis?
where sperm is stored
What is an erection?
when blood rushes to the penis which causes it to become stiff/stand up
What is nocturnal emissions?
also known as a wet dream, when a male ejaculates in his sleep
What is an orgasm?
a climax of sex
What is a penis?
primary male sex organ
What is a prostate?
organ that produces chemical fluids. it is also the most common site of cancer for men
What is a scrotum?
loose sack of skin that contains testes
What is semen?
fluids from prostate, cowpers gland and seminal vesicle, plus sperm
What is the seminal vesicle?
produces sugary fluids (seminally sweet)
What are the testes?
produce sperm
What is sperm?
The male reproductive cell
What is urine?
pee, duh
What is the urethra?
tube that carries out semen and pee
(not at same time)
What are the vas deferens?
tube that carries sperm out of testes
What is the cervix?
organ at the base of uterus (pap tests screen for cervix cancer)
What is the clitoris?
Small round organ that fills with blood when sexually aroused
What are egg cells?
a cell found in females which is essential for reproduction
What is estrogen?
Hormones that produce female secondary sex characteristics
What is the fallopian tube?
connects ovaries to uterus
What is the hymen?
the membrane that is usually present at a baby’s birth through whenever it breaks
What is the labia?
outer: thicker skin covered wi pubic hair
inner: mucus membrane
What is menstruation?
the monthly release of the blood-rich lining of the uterus along with an unfertilized egg
What are the ovaries?
organs that contain eggs
What is ovulation?
the release of a mature egg from an ovary
What is an ovum?
a mature egg cell
What is progesterone?
important hormone in reproductive system
What is puberty?
Changes between the ages of 9 and 16, when the reproductive system matures
place where fetus develops
uterus
What is the uterus?
place where fetus develops
What is the vagina?
muscular tube that connects cervix to outside world
where is sperm stored?
epididymis
when blood rushes to the penis which causes it to become stiff/stand up?
erection
also known as a wet dream, when a male ejaculates in his sleep
nocturnal emission
the climax of sex
orgasm
primary male sex organ
penis
organ that produces chemical fluids. it is also the most common site of cancer for men
prostate
loose sack of skin that contains testes
scrotum
fluids from prostate, cowpers gland and seminal vesicle, plus sperm
semen
produces sugary fluids
seminal vesicle
what produces sperm?
testes
The male reproductive cell?
sperm
tube that carries out semen and pee
(not at same time)
urethra
tube that carries sperm out of testes
vas deferens
organ at the base of uterus (pap tests screen for cancer)
cervix
Small round organ that fills with blood when sexually aroused
clitoris
a cell found in females which is essential for reproduction
eggs
Hormones that produce female secondary sex characteristics
estrogen
connects ovaries to uterus
fallopian tube
the membrane that is usually present at a baby’s birth through whenever it breaks
hymen
outer: thicker skin covered wi pubic hair
inner: mucus membrane
labia
the monthly release of the blood-rich lining of the uterus along with an unfertilized egg
menstration
what is the fimbria?
froggy fingers
organs that contain eggs
ovaries
the release of a mature egg from an ovary
ovulation
a mature egg cell
ovum
important hormone in female reproductive system
progesterone
Changes between the ages of 9 and 16, when the reproductive system matures
puberty
muscular tube that connects cervix to outside world
vagina
what is the lining of the uterus?
endometrium
what is the female external sex organs
vulva
what is the thicker skin covered in pubic hair?
outer labia
what is the mucus membrane
inner labia
what is foreskin?
skin at the tip of the penis
what is a circumcision?
removes the foreskin from the penis because you are more likely to get infections w/ foreskin
what happens to the bladder during erection?
there is a valve that closes off the bladder so pee cant come out
what are the froggy fingers?
fimbria
what is the perineum?
the skin/area between the vagina and anus