Reproductive System Flashcards
Testes
- make sperm via meiosis. The testes also produce testosterone, the male hormone.
- They are enclosed in the scrotum
Vas Deferens
sperm travel through this tube, joins with urethra
Prostate
Gland that produces a fluid that carries sperm during ejaculation. It surrounds the urethra
Penis
the male genital organ of higher vertebrates, carrying the duct for the transfer of sperm during copulation. In humans and most other mammals, it consists largely of erectile tissue and serves also for the elimination of urine.
Epididymis
collects mature sperm which is eventually propelled through the vas deferens
Vasectomy
- the tube is cut to prevent sperm leaving (and fertilizing an egg)
- This procedure can be done right in the doctor’s office
Circumcision
Boys are born with a hood of skin, called the foreskin, covering the head (also called the glans) of the penis. In circumcision, the foreskin is surgically removed, exposing the end of the penis.
Ovary
a female reproductive organ in which ova or eggs are produced, present in humans and other vertebrates as a pair.
Uterus
a fetus (unborn baby) develops and grows. Also called womb.
Fallopian Tubes
either of a pair of tubes along which eggs travel from the ovaries to the uterus.
Vagina
the muscular tube leading from the external genitals to the cervix of the uterus in women
Cervix
The lower, narrow end of the uterus that forms a canal between the uterus and vagina.
Fraternal Twins
develop from the fertilization of two individual eggs.
Zygote
A fertilized egg
testosterone
responsible for many of the male characteristics.