Question | Answer |
Testes | gonads of the male |
spermatozoa | male sex cell |
ova | gamete, the female sex cell |
penis | accessory organ of the male |
zygote | fertilized ovum |
Testes | essential organ of the male |
bulbourethral | cowper's gland |
asexual | single parent |
external genital of the male | scrotum |
prostate | accessory organ |
seminiforous tubules | continually forming sperm from puberty on |
Sperm cells may join with the | ova, the female sex cell, to form a new human |
One of the testes function is to | secrete male hormone testosterone that transforms a boy to a man |
Vas deferens | continuation of ducts that start in epididymis |
Corpus spongiosum | erectile |
Cowper's gland also known as | bubourethral |
epididymis | narrow tube that lies along the top and behind the testes |
prostate gland | donut shaped gland beneath the bladder |
ejaculatory duct | continuation of vas deferens |
semen | mixture of sperm and secretions of accessory glands |
seminal vesicles | contributes 60% of the seminal fluid volume |
prepuce | removed during circumcision |
scrotum | external genitalia |
ovaries | gonads |
vagina | accessory duct |
bartholin | accessory female sex gland |
vulva | genitals |
ova | sex cells of female |
mons pubis | external structure |
vagina | internal structure |
labia majora | external structure |
uterine tubes | internal structure |
vestibule | external structure |
clitoris | external structure |
labia minora | external structure |
ovaries | internal structure |
The ovaries are the | gonads of the female |
ovaries have two main functions | production of female sex cell and to secrete sex hormones |
oogensis | process in which the ovaries produce the female sex cells |
meiosis | specialized type of cell division that occurs during sexual reproduction |
The ovum is the body's | largest cell |
ovum has | 23 chromosomes |
At the time of fertilization, | sex cells from both parents fuse and 46 chromosomes are united |
estrogen and progesterone | the female sex hormone secreted by the ovaries |
estrogen is the sex hormone that | causes the development and maintenance of the female scondary sex characteristics |
progesterone acts with estrogen to | help initiate the menstrual cycle in girls entering puberty |
entranceway of the sperm | vagina |
lining known as endometrium | uterus |
terminal end of birth canal | vagina |
site of menstruation | uterus |
fingerlike projection called fimbriae | uterine tubes |
consists of body, fundus, and cervix | uterus |
site of fertilization | uterine tubes |
also known as the oviducts | uterine tubes |
Bartholin's gland | secretes lubricating fluid |
breasts | primary fat tissue |
alveoli | grapelike clusters of milk secreting cells |
lactiferous ducts | drain alveoli |
areola | colored area around the nipple |
mons pubis | pad of fat over the symphysis pubis |
labia majora | "large lips" |
clitorus | composed of erectile tissue |
vestibule | area between the labia minora |
episiotomy | surgical procedure...yuck! |
ovulating hormone | LH |
causes final maturation of follicle and ovum | LH |
secreted during the first days of the menstruation cycle | FSH |
secreted after estrogen level of blood increases | FSH |
birth control pills supress this one | FSH |