Human Reproduction Flashcards

(18 cards)

1
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Ovaries

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Store and release eggs

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Fallopian tubes

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Carry the eggs to the uterus fertilisation occurs here

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Uterus (womb)

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Is where the fertilised egg becomes implanted and finders nourishment

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4
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Cervix

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Leads from the vagina to the uterus

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5
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Vagina

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Holds the male penis during sexual intercourse

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6
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Testes

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Produce sperm

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7
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Scrotum

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Is where the testes are it is located outside the body to insure the temperature is lower than body temperature for healthy sperm.

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8
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Epididymis

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Is a coiled tube on the outside of each testis that stores sperm and allows them to mature fully.

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9
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Vas deferents

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Brings the sperm from the testes to the penis.

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10
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Seminal verticals

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Produce seminal fluid which mixes with sperm to form semen it nourishes the sperm and allowed it to swim.

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11
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Male puberty

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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.

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12
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Menstrual cycle

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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.

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13
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Ovulation

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An egg is released from the ovary an average of every 28 days approximately day 14 of cycle

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14
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Fertile period

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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.

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15
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Menstuation

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The lining and small amount of blood pass out through the vagina (day 1-5) this is called mensuration or a period.

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16
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Pregnancy

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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.

17
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Menopause

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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

18
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Intercourse

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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.