Reproductive System Flashcards
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What is the reproductive system?
The biological system of organs that all contribute to sexual reproduction.
What are the 6 features of a male reproductive system?
The sperm duct, urethra, testis, glands, penis and scrotum.
What are gametes?
The male and female sex cells.
Fill in the gaps. ______ are female gametes and ________ are male gametes.
Ova, sperm
What is the function of the testes?
To produce millions of sperm and to make male sex hormones.
What is the function of the scrotum?
To carry the testes in a sac of skin.
What is the function of the penis?
To deliver sperm into the female reproductive tract during sexual intercourse.
What is the function of urethra?
To carry semen during ejaculation.
What is special about the urethra?
It is able to carry semen and urine, but not at the same time so it doesn’t mix.
What is the function of the sperm duct?
To carry sperm from the testes to the urethra.
What is the function of the glands?
To contribute in the production of semen.
Finish the sentence. The function of the ovaries is to _________ ___________ _____ _______________.
Produce female sex hormones.
What are the 6 different features in a female reproductive system?
The vagina, oviduct, ovary, uterus, cervix, bladder and urethra.
What is the function of the vagina?
To receive the penis during sexual intercourse and to pass the baby out through the body.
What is the function of the urethra?
To let urine excrete through your body.
What is the function of the oviduct?
To transport eggs and to hold a place for fertilisation to occur.
What is the function of the cervix?
To dilate during childbirth allowing the baby to pass through.
What is the function of the uterus?
To develop a foetus during pregnancy.
What is fertilisation?
The process when a sperm cell meets and fuses with an egg cell.
Fill in the gaps. Sperm cells travel from the _________ along the _________ _________ and are mixed with fluids in the ________ to produce a substance called __________.
Testes, sperm duct, glands, semen.
What is ejaculation?
The release of semen from the penis into the vagina.
After ejaculation, what must the surviving sperm cells do?
Swim through the vagina to reach the cervix.
What is the cervix usually covered with?
A thick white mucus that protects the uterus from infection.
What happens to the cervical mucus around the time of ovulation?
It thins so that the sperm can enter the cervix.
