Chapter 10-The Reproductive System Flashcards
A male sex cell is ____
The sperm (gamete)
The females sex cell is ___
The egg (gamets)
Puberty changes occurring in males
Voice deepens Pubic hair grows Produces sperm Genitals grow Hormones go crazy
Puberty changes occuring in women
Pubic hair grows Menstruation cycle starts Breasts grow Pelvis grows Hormones go crazy alsew.
Sperm duct (job)
Carries sperm to the penis
Penis (job)
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Scrotum (job)
Holds testis and keeps sperm cool
Puberty (def)
Puberty is the age at which a person reaches sexual maturity
Testes
Produces sperm
Fallopian tube (job)
Carries the egg to the uterus
Ovary (job)
Produces the egg
Cervix
Allows sperm to enter the uterus and a baby to exit
Uterus (job)
Used to grow the foetus (aka womb)
Lining of the womb
Blood for baby: replenished each month
Vagina(job)
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Lets sperm be transferred to the womb
Menstrual cycle (def)
The mestrual cycle is a series of changes that take place in the female body every 28 days.
Day 1-5 of menstruation
Blood is released from the body
Day 6-12 of the menstruation cycle
New lining builds up, egg remains in the ovary
Day 13-15 of the menstruation cycle
Egg is released into Fallopian tubes
Last days of menstruation cycle
Lining stays in place
When, during the mensturation cycle, can a woman get pregnant?
During day 11- day 16
Sperm can survive _____ days in the female
3
The egg can survive for ___ days in the Fallopian tubes
2
Fertilisation (def)
When the nucleus of a sperm joins with the nucleus of an egg, this occurs in the Fallopian tubes