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ReproductiveSystemP8
HS1; Reproductive System Group Project
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Female Reproductive System | produces eggs (ova),allows for sexual intercourse, protects and nourishes the fertilized egg until it is fully developed, and allows the woman to give birth |
| Uterus | Shaped like an upside-down pear, with a thick lining and muscular walls; these muscles are able to expand and contract to accommodate a growing fetus and then help push the baby out during labor. |
| A vagina's 3 purposes in regards to the Reproductive System | Its where the penis is inserted during sexual intercourse;its where the baby comes out of a woman's body during childbirth, through the birth canal;and it is the exit for the menstrual blood (the period) to leave the body. |
| Ovaries | Two oval-shaped organs that lie to the upper right and left of the uterus; they produce, store, and release eggs into the fallopian tubes in the process called ovulation. |
| Fallopian Tubes | Two tubes attached to either side of the uterus;an egg leaving the ovaries enter here where they are pushed down towards to uterus |
| Cervix | Joins the lower uterus with the top of the vagina; during menstruation it stretches open slightly to allow the endometrium to be shed. |
| Myometrium | the middle layer of the uterine wall, consisting mainly of uterine smooth muscle cells |
| Endometrium | the inner membrane of the mammalian uterus |
| Perimetrium | the outer serosa layer of the uterus |
| Dysmenorrhea | painful period |
| Menorrhagia | heavy periods with excessive bleeding |
| Amenorrhea | When a girl has not started her period by the time she is 16 years old or 3 years after starting puberty, has not developed signs of puberty by age 14, or has had normal periods but has stopped menstruating for some reason other than pregnancy. |
| Oligomenorrhea | When a girl misses or has infrequent periods, even though she's been menstruating for a while and isn't pregnant. |
| Testes | produce and store millions of tiny sperm cells;oval-shaped |
| Epididymis | a set of coiled tubes (one for each testicle) that connects to the vas deferens. |
| Vas (Ductus) Deferens | a muscular tube that passes upward alongside the testicles and transports the sperm-containing fluid called semen. |
| Shaft | main part of the penis |
| Glans | the tip, or head, of the penis |
| Penis | main organ of the Male Reproductive System |
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