week 13 Flashcards
Mitosis
Cells make exact copies of themselves
Purpose of sexual reproduction
Needed for the perpetuation of the species
Each gamete contains
23 chromosomes each ,
Together making 46 chromosomes
Gametes
Are specialized cells that are needed for sexual reproduction. Females produce eggs and males produces sperm
Ovaries
Female gonads
Testes
Male gonads
Fertilization
During sexual reproduction, the egg and sperm unite and the genetic material that is in both are combined
Zygote
What a fertilized egg is called
Embryo
When the zygote has implanted in the uterus
Fetus
Starts as an embryo and a few weeks later it is a fetus
The ovaries
(Two of them) Contains eggs and blood vessels
Fallopian tubes
Are passageways for the egg to move from the ovary to the uterus
The uterus
Sits in the pelvic cavity, posterior and superior to the bladder
Cervix
Is the inferior portion that goes into the vagina
Endometrium
Inside layer of the uterus
Sheds about every 28 days
Vagina
Is a tube that serves multiple purposes
Vulva
Consists of many different structures including the labia majors, labia minora, and clitoris