Reproductive Systems Flashcards

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Testes

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Glands responsible for producing male sex hormone testosterone and sperm

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Scrotum

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Scrotum regulates temperature of the sperm by moving closer or further from body (relax or contracting)

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Epididymis

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Coils attached to the testes mature immature sperm, storing matured sperm until climax

When climax- carried to urethra by vas deferens

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Penis

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Male organ used to deliver semen to female during intercourse, houses urethra which transports urine and semen

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Vas deferens

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Sperm duct, muscular tube which moves sperm from epididymis to the urethra

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Seminal Vesicle

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Attached to the vas deferens, pouches produce fructose which supplies sperm with energy to swim and fertilize the egg

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7
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Urethra

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Tube located in penis which carries sperm and urine outside of the body

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Prostate gland

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Gland produces fluids that make up semen, supply nutrients to the sperm

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Ovaries

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Glands produce female sex hormone and egg cells (ova)

Each month from puberty to menopause one ovary will release an egg —> ovulation

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Uterus

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Pear shaped organ that grows a lining each month to prepare for pregnancy. Lining sheds if there is no pregnancy (menstruation)

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Cervix

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Connects vagina and uterus and produces mucus. Leading up to ovulation this mucus is clear elastic and slipper. Helps sperm from male reach uterus during sex

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Vagina

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Canal that joins cervix to the outside of the body
Where the baby passes at birth, where penis enters during sex

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Fallopian tubes

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Two tubes stretch from ovaries to the uterus, these tubes carry eggs each month

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Endometrium uterine lining

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Inner layer of uterus (womb). Tissue shed monthly in response of hormonal changes of the menstrual period.

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