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The Reproductive System Flashcards

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Male Structures

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Testes (testicles), Scrotum, Epididymis, ) Vas Deferens, Seminal Vesicle, Ejaculatory Duct, Prostate Gland, ) Urethra, Penis

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Testes (testicles)

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Also called the gonads

Produce sperm cells

Produces male hormone “testosterone”

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Scrotum

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sac made of skin and muscle

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Epididymis

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6m coiled tube on each testicle

Where sperm matures

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Vas Deferens

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transports sperm to the ejaculatory duct

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Seminal Vesicle

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Produces semen

A fluid that carries sperm from the male reproductive tract

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Ejaculatory Duct

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Passes through the prostate gland to the urethra

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Prostate Gland

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Doughnut-shaped just below the neck of the bladder

Adds fluid into semen to increase sperm mobility

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Females Structures

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Ovaries, Fallopian tube, Uterus, Vagina, ) External Genitalia

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Ovaries

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Female sex cell

Also called gonads

Contain ova or eggs

Secrete female hormones “estrogen and progesterone”

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Fallopian tube

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Transports the released ovum to the uterus

One attached to each side of the uterus

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Uterus

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Hollow, muscular organ located mid-pelvis

Main part is the fundus

Tissue lining is the endometrium

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Vagina

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Muscular canal leading from the cervix to the outside

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External Genitalia

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Collectively called the “vulva”

Everything external

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Female menstrual cycle

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Begins at puberty, generally between the ages of 9 and 17

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Fertilization

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The uniting of the sperm and ovum into one cell is called fertilization

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STIs

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Spread through sexual contact

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What is HIV

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Human: Infecting human beings

Immunodeficiency: Decrease or weakness in the body’s ability to fight off infections and illnesses

Virus: A pathogen having the ability to replicate only inside a living cell

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Types of HIV

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HIV 1: Most common in sub-Saharan Africa and throughout the world

HIV 2: Most often found in West Central Africa, parts of Europe and India

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What is AIDS

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Acquired: To come into possession of something new
Immune

Deficiency: Decrease or weakness in the body’s ability to fight off infections and illnesses

Syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms that occur together and characterize a particular abnormality
AIDS is the final stage of the virus form of HIV

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