Reproductive System Flashcards
Functions of the reproductive system
Production of gametes (sex/germ cells)
Store gametes
Nourish gametes
Transport gametes
Functions of female reproductive system
Provide nutrient and support to developing embryo, fetus, and infant
Fertilization
Fusion of male and female gametes to form a zygote (fertilized egg)
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What are the organs of the reproductive system
Gonads (testes, and ovaries)
Cuts
Accessory glands and organs
External genitalia
Function of Gonads
Produce sperm/egg
Testes produce ____
And secrete ____
Testes produce spermatozoa
And secrete testosterone
How many oocytes do ovaries release a month
One
What hormones do ovaries secrete
Estrogen
Progesterone
What is the function of ducts
A passageway that opens to the exterior and transport gamete
What does sperm do when it is along the ducts
Sperm mixes with secretion of accessory glands and then convert to semen
Oocyte travels along
Uterine tube (duct) (Fallopian tube) to uterus
Accessory glands and organs
Secrete fluid
Seminal vehicle secrete seminal fluid
Secondary sex characteristics that develop at puberty in both sexes
Pubic and auxiliary hair and their associated scent glands, and the pitch of voice
Male secondary’s sex characteristics
Facial hair
Coarse and visible hair on the torso and limbs, relatively muscular physique
Female secondary sex characteristics
Distribution of body fat, breaker enlargement, and relatively hairless appearance of the skin