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Ratliff Reproduction
Reproduction Flash Cards
| Basic Term | Medical Term |
|---|---|
| vulva | Runs from the pubic area downward to the rectum |
| labia majora | the outer folds |
| labia minora | inner folds |
| clitoris | short organ shielded by a hood of flesh |
| hymen | a thin membrane protectin the entrance of the vagina |
| fallopian tubes | the sprem encounters an ovum (egg) |
| Ovaries | storehouse of egg cells |
| uterus | hold the developing baby |
| Two principle sex hormones | estrogen and progesterone |
| clitoris | can become erect |
| Genitals | sex oragans |
| testicle | produce and story the tiny sperm cells |
| testosterone | stimulates the production of sperm and facilitates male matureation |
| vas deferens and epidiymis | muscular tube that passes upward alongside the testes and stansports the sperm |
| scrotum | hung in pouchlike stucture behind the penis |
| accessory glands | seminal vesicles and prostate gland |
| urethra | just below the bladder |