Reproductive System Flashcards
Chromastic sex for MALE?
XY
Chromastic sex for FEMALE?
XX
Period of rapid growth and sexual maturation during which the reproductive system becomes fully functional.
Puberty
The puberty takes place between what years?
9-15
What happens during puberty?
- Rapid growth
- Sexual maturation
The testosterone is from which sex?
Male
The estrogens is from which sex?
Female
What happens in the male puberty?
- Growth of facial hair
- Deepening of the voice
- Increase of muscular development
What happens in the female puberty?
- Breast development
- Widening of the hips
Where sperms are produced.
Testes
A sac that protect the testes.
Scrotum
It matures and stores the sperm.
Epididymis
Is the passageway for the semen, it merges with the urethra and it expluse the semen.
Vas deferens
Semen = ?
Sperm + seminal fluid
Combination of that 2 elements.
Nourishes the sperm and protects them from acidity.
Seminal fluid
The penis becomes erect, and sperm are ejected from the penis by the contractions of smooth muscles.
This process is called:
Ejaculation
The primary reproductive organs of the female are the :
Ovaries
The main function of the female reproductive system is :
To produce egg cells, or ova (singular: ovum)
The process of egg formation and release occurs as part of the ……. , a regular sequence of events involving the ovaries.
Menstrual cycle
Name the 4 divisions of the menstruales cycle.
Follicular phase, ovulation, luteal phase, menstruation.
What happens during the folicullar phase?
Develoment of the follicle. It last 12 days.
What happens during the ovulation ?
Release of the egg cell from the ovaries into on of the fallopian tubes.
What happens during the luteal phase?
It begins after the ovualtion, the follicle turns yellow (corpus luteum women start to produce progesterone).
What happens during the menstruation?
It last about 3-7 days. Deatachment of tissue and blood.
