Reproductive System Flashcards

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Penis

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The sex organ that males use to inseminate females

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How does the penis work

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It consists of the urethra and erectile tissue that fills with blood during copulation

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Urethra

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A tube that is in the penis which connects to the balder in order to allow urine to be expelled from the body

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Epididyms

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A collided tube at the back of the testes. Where sperm matures and is stored before release

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Vas deference

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Tune that transport sperm from the epididyms to the prostate gland

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Testes

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Pair of organs that’s responsible for the production of sperm.

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I hate do the testes do

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They produce testosterone which means the male sex hormone this is responsible for the development of male characteristics

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Prostate gland

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It produces a fluid which protects the sperm and it expels sperm into the urethra upon ejaculation

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Oviducts

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The tube that connects the ovaries to the uterus and along which eggs travel during reproductive system

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Ovaries

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These two organs are responsible for the production of eggs which subsequently travel down the oviducts

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Female reproductive system
Vulva

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The entrance of the vagina

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Vigina

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A muscluar tube which receives the penis during compulation

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Cervix

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The entrance of the uterus located at the other end of the vagina

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Uterus

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Commonly known as the womb

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15
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The oestrous cycle

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Describes the periods when a female mammal is fertile and sexually active and when they are not

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16
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What are the four hormones

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Oestrogen
Progesterone
Follicle stimulating hormone
Lutenising hormone

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Oestrogen

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Which is secreted by follicles as they grow

18
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Progesterone

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Secreted by the remains of the follicles

19
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Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
Luteinsing hormone (LH)

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Both secreted by the pituitary gland

20
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5 sexual reproduction stages

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Copulation
Fertilisation
Implantation
Gestation
Partition

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Copulation

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Known as mating when the males penis enters the female vagina

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Fertilisation

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Semen contains millions of sperm which travel through the cervix into the uterus and to the oviducts

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Implantation

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Whilst fertilisation has been taking place the release of progesterone caused the lining of the uterus to thicken

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Gestation

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Part of the blastocyst becomes the embryo itself and part of it becomes the placenta

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Partition

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Giving birth

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Oviparous

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Animals embryos develop in ges which hatch outside the body

27
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Oestrogus cycle

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Proestrus
Estrus
Diestrus
Metestrus