Reproductive System Flashcards
Production of sperm
Testis
Accessory ducts for storage, maturation, and transport of sperm
Epidymis, ductus deferens, and urethra
Accessory glands that secrete the fluid portion of semen
Prostate gland, seminal vesicles, and bulbourethral glands
The external genitalia
Penis and scrotum
sequence of events that lead to
sexual maturity
Puberty
Production and transport of gametes
sperm
and ova
a reproductive cell of an animal or plant
Gametes
The ____ delivers sperm
Penis
The ____ receives sperm
Vagina
The ___ houses the fertilized egg and
allows it to develop within the female body
Uterus
The ___ provide ___ after birth
Breast, breastmilk
The ____ produce sex
hormones
Testes and ovaries
chromosome
number is reduced from 46 (2n, diploid)
to 23 (n, haploid)
Reduction Division
Takes place in the testes of males and the
ovaries of females
Meiosis
____ results in a zygote
Fertilization
A diploid, a combination of the egg’s DNA and
the sperm’s DNA
Zygote
primary sex organs suspended
in the scrotum; produces sperm and male
sex hormones
Testes
epididymis, vas
deferens, ejaculatory duct, urethra
Accessory ducts
seminal vesicles,
prostate gland, bulbourethral glands
Accessory glands
carries the sperm during
ejaculation
Seminal fluid
when the testes fail
to descend; causes infertility
Cryptorchidism
Production of sperm
Spermatogenesis
Necessary for the normal development,
maturation and function of the male sex
organs
Testosterone
Blood vessels in the vaginal wall and
mucus-secreting glands, secrete fluid that serves as lubrication.
Bartholin glands