The Organs Of Reproduction Flashcards

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What does the male reproductive system consist of? (5)

A
  • Testes
  • Sperm ducts
  • Scrotum
  • Urethra
  • Penis
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2
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Sex cells or sperm cells develop in tubes in the _______.

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Testes

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3
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Where do the testes?

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The testes lie in a sac outside the body called the scrotum.

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4
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What is the job of the scrotum?

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Keeps the testes cooler than the body as sperm develop at a lower temperature than the body.

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5
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What à is hormone?

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A chemical messenger produced in the endocrine glands.

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What is the sperm duct?

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This is where sperm travels from the testes along the sperm duct or vas deferens to the penis. Special glands release a thick white liquid that mixes with sperm providing food and to help them swim faster. The sperm duct join the urethra.

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What is the urethra?

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It is a tube leading from the bladder through the penis and opens to the outside at its tip. The urethra carries the sperm through the penis to the outside of the body.

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What is the penis?

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The penis is made of erectile tissue that fills up with blood making it erect to transfer semen. It allows semen to get into the female by ejaculation.y

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9
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What are the testes?

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Produce the hormone testerone for puberty and testes produce sperm.

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10
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What does a woman’s reproductive system consist of?(5)

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Two ovaries 
Fallopian tubes (Oviducts)
Uterus 
Cervix 
Vagina
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When a girl is born, she has thousands of ________ _____ in the ovaries.

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Immature eggs

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What does a girl produce during puberty?

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Hormones mainly oestrogen and progesterone that mature these eggs

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13
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What are Fallopian tubes?

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These are tube found on each side of the uterus, when the ovary releases on egg, tiny hairs move the egg along the Fallopian tube to the uterus.

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What is ovaries?

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Ovaries store a females thousands of immature eggs. Eggs are also produced in the ovaries.

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15
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What is a another name for a sex cell?

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Gamete

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16
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What is a uterus?

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It is a hollow organ with a thick muscular wall that protects the developing foetus until it is ready to be born

17
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What is the cervix?

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The base of the uterus is the cervix, a muscular ring that dilates during childbirth.

18
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What is the vagina?

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The muscular tube leading from the external genitals to the cervix of the uterus in women and most female mammals.