Human Reproduction And Genetics Flashcards
The Fallopian tubes carry the egg to the uterus, fertilisation occurs here
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Ovaries store and release eggs
Ovaries store and release eggs
The uterus (womb) is where the fertilised egg becomes implanted and finds nourishment
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The cervix leads from the vagina to the uterus
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The vagina holds the male penis during sexual intercourse, forms the birth canal during childbirth.
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What is a gamete
A gamete is a sex cell
What is the male gemete
The male gamete is the sperm
What is the female gamete
The female gamete is the egg/ovum
What is ovulation
An egg is released from the ovary an average of every 28 days
What is the fertile period
These are the days of the menstrual cycle when the woman is most likely to become pregnant
Intercourse 2 to 3 days before, during or after ovulation could lead to fertilisation because sperm cells can survive for long
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The testes produce sperm
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The sperm duct brings the sperm from the testes to the penis
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The glands and vesicles produces seminal fluid which mixes with sperm to form semen
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The penis enters the female and ejaculates semen
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