Parts of the Reproductive System

gonads

sex organs

birth canal

the canal formed by the uterus, cervix, and vagina, through which the fetus passes during the birth process

Ovaries

*FEMALE REPRODUCTIVe SYSTEM* The female gonads that produce the egg cells and hormones - estrogen and progesterone. *main reproductive female organ*

menstrual cycle

*FEMALE REPRODUCTIVe SYSTEM* egg cells matures inside an ovary > lining of uterus got thicker > ovulation > egg cells not fertilized by sperm cell > menstruation begins

uterus

*FEMALE REPRODUCTIVe SYSTEM* hollow, pear-shaped organ with muscular walls. it is where a fetus grows and develops.

matured egg cells

*FEMALE REPRODUCTIVe SYSTEM* largest cell in human body, its about the size of a small dot on a piece of paper

cervix

*FEMALE REPRODUCTIVe SYSTEM* lower end of the uterus; connects the uterus to the vagina

vagina

*FEMALE REPRODUCTIVe SYSTEM* muscular tube that leads to the outside body; passageway that receives the sperm cells during sexual activity

ovulation

*FEMALE REPRODUCTIVe SYSTEM* process in which an egg is released from the ovary

menstruation

*FEMALE REPRODUCTIVe SYSTEM* the monthly discharge of blood and tissue from the uterus

fallopian tube

*FEMALE REPRODUCTIVe SYSTEM* tubes which carry eggs from the ovaries to the uterus and which provides the place where fertilization occurs

ovaries

*FEMALE REPRODUCTIVe SYSTEM* two small organs that produce egg cells

Urethra

*MALE REPRODUCTIVe SYSTEM* - carries one fluid at a time - located in the penis -

scrotum

*MALE REPRODUCTIVe SYSTEM* - loose pouchlike sac behind the penis - sac that regulates the temperature of the testes

penis

*MALE REPRODUCTIVe SYSTEM* - organ that releases sperm cells - transfers sperms cells to female's body.

semen

*MALE REPRODUCTIVe SYSTEM* - thick and milky liquid - formation of fluids and sperm cells

testis

*MALE REPRODUCTIVe SYSTEM* The male gonads, 2 oval shaped organs, which produce sperm and secrete male sex hormones. located on a protected sac called scrotum

Sperm duct

*MALE REPRODUCTIVe SYSTEM* a large Tube that carries sperm from the testes to the urethra they are mixed with fluids from 3 types of glands -- these fluids protect the sperm cells

sperm cells

*MALE REPRODUCTIVe SYSTEM* smallest cells in human body produced in tiny, coiled tubules known as * seminiferous tubules* within the testis

Epididymis

*MALE REPRODUCTIVe SYSTEM* temporarily Stores sperm cells

Testosterone

*MALE REPRODUCTIVe SYSTEM* the principal male sex hormone - regulates the production of sex and the development of male characteristics

note

*review self check p97 image at 94-95