Male and Female Reproductive Organs Flashcards
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Testes
-Produces millions of male sex cells (sperm)
-Makes male sex hormones
Sperm Duct
This transports sperm from the testes to the urethra
Ovaries
They produce eggs for fertilization and they make the hormones estrogen and progesterone
Oviduct
The oviduct is a long muscular tube that is connected to each ovary and carries eggs from the ovary to the uterus.
Uterus
This is where the fertilised egg cell implants and grows during pregnancy
Cervix
This acts as the entrance to the uterus
Vagina
This receives the penis during sexual intercourse and is the passage through which a baby is born
Reproduction
The biological process by which new individuals/organisms are produced form their parents
Penis
This delivers semen into the female vagina during sexual intercourse, and passes urine out of the body
Urethra
This carries semen and urine out of the body
Scrotum
This is the skin that holds the testes outside the body