Reproduction Test Flashcards

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Pathway egg takes through female reproductive system

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Ovary 
Fallopian tube
Uterus
Cervix
Vaginia
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Pathway sperm takes through the male reproductive system

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Semerniferous  tubule
Epididymis
Vas deferens 
Seminal vesicle
Urethra 
Prostrate 
Cowper's
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Three glands in male reproductive system and what is their function

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Seminal vesicle: nourishes and lubricates sperm
Prostate: milky fluid that helps protect sperm
Cowper’s: protective fluid that neutralizes acidic environment of urethra

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Sex cells are called

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Gametes

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How many chromosomes are in a sex cell

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23

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Scrotum

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Sac that contains testes

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Testes

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Male gonads; produces sperm and testosteogsn

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Epididymis

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Stores spermatozoa until mature

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Vas deferens

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Tube that transports sperm from the testes to the urethra

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Seminal vesicle

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Release fluid that nourishes sperm

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Urethra

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Tube that transports both sorts and urine through the penny’s (not at the same time)

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Prostate

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Secrets milky fluid that helps protect sperm that helps protect from acidity of vagina

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Cowper’s

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Protective fluid that neutralizes the acidic environment of the urethra

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Ovary

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Female gonads; produce egg and estrogen

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Fallopian tube

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Fertilization of egg by sperm occurs here

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Uterus

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(Womb) fertilized= embedded into lining

Not= continues with cycle

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Cervix

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Muscular ring between uterus and vaginia

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Vagina

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Tube that leads from the uterus outside the body

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Ovulation

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Occurs mid-cycle

Maturing and releasing of an egg from the ovary

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Menstraution

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Amniotic sac

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Fluid filled sac that acts as a cushion surrounding the developing baby

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Placenta

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Embryo receives nutrients, oxygen, and other substances from mother (backpack)

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Umbilical cord

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Developed between embryo and placenta

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What is the result if not producing enough hormone during the menstrual cycle

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If the mother doesn’t produce enough the egg won’t mature and will not be released from the ovary

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Developing child from conception until it embeds in the lining is called
Zygote
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Embeds in lining until 9 weeks is called
Embryo
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9 weeks until birth is called
Fetus
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Labor
Uterine muscles contract and causes cervix to enlarge
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Delivery
Baby is pushed out of uterus and through vaginia
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Afterbirth
Contractions push the placenta and other membranes out of uterus
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Menstrual cycle
Days 1-4: menstrual discharge Days 5-13: developing egg Mid-cycle: ovulation (can get pregnant) Day 16-22: egg moves through Fallopian tube and uterus lining thickens Days 23-28: unfertilized egg enters uterus
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Semerniferous tubule
Sperm is produced