Human Reproduction Flashcards
(18 cards)
Ovaries
Store and release eggs
Fallopian tubes
Carry the eggs to the uterus fertilisation occurs here
Uterus (womb)
Is where the fertilised egg becomes implanted and finders nourishment
Cervix
Leads from the vagina to the uterus
Vagina
Holds the male penis during sexual intercourse
Testes
Produce sperm
Scrotum
Is where the testes are it is located outside the body to insure the temperature is lower than body temperature for healthy sperm.
Epididymis
Is a coiled tube on the outside of each testis that stores sperm and allows them to mature fully.
Vas deferents
Brings the sperm from the testes to the penis.
Seminal verticals
Produce seminal fluid which mixes with sperm to form semen it nourishes the sperm and allowed it to swim.
Male puberty
In males, sex hormones (testosterone) are released causing the voice to deepen, hair grows around the sex organs, face, chest and underarms the testes and penis grow bigger and start to produce sperm.
Menstrual cycle
Is the repeating series of changes that take place in a female body to prepare it for pregnancy ranges from 21 to 40 days , ravage is 28 days.
Ovulation
An egg is released from the ovary an average of every 28 days approximately day 14 of cycle
Fertile period
These are the days of the menstrual cycle when a woman is most likely to become pregnant. Intercourse 2 or 3 days before, during or after ovulation could lead to fertilisation because some cell can survive for this long.
Menstuation
The lining and small amount of blood pass out through the vagina (day 1-5) this is called mensuration or a period.
Pregnancy
If an egg is fertilised the menstrual cycle is paused for the duration of the pregnancy. The first sign of pregnancy is often that the period does not happen.
Menopause
Signals the end of a females ability to reproduce and also the end of her menstrual cycle. It happens at different ages for different people, typically in the late 40s early 50s
Intercourse
The mane penis fills with blood and becomes hard enough to be placed inside a woman’s vagina a mixture of sperm cells and seminal fluid Called semen is released into the vagina the sperm swim up the uterus and into Fallopian tubes.