Reproductive System Flashcards
1
Q
What are the jobs of the reproductive system?
A
- make egg and sperm
- make hormones and regulate them
- move reproductive cells -provide for developing fetus
- nourish infant with MAMMARY GLANDS.
2
Q
What are they female parts and their jobs?
A
Ovary: makes eggs and hormones
fallopian tube: makes eggs and fertilization happens here
uterus: carries fetus
cervix: separates uterus from birth canal. Keeps fetus in!
Vagina: also called birth canal, receives sperm, baby passes through.
3
Q
What are the male parts and their jobs?
A
Teste: Produce sperm and hormones.
Vas Deferans: Move sperm
Prostate and other glands: add nutrients to sperm (semen)
Urethra:tube in penis that carries semen or urine.
penis: used to transfer sperm to female.
scrotum: holds testes out of body for lower temp.
