Human Reproductive
System
Journal
Why is it important to know and use the correct terminology of
our bodies and its functions?
Female Reproduction
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Cervix
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Corpus Luteum
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Enlarged follicle
Secretes hormones
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Dialation and Curetage
Uterus is dialated and
scraped.
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Lining of the uterus.
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Female hormone.
Estrogen
Fallopian tubes
Painful and
disfunctioning period.
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Two tubes which
connect the ovaries to
the uterus and carry the
egg to the uterus.
Fertilization
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Dysmenorrhea
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Endomenorrhea
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D&C
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Neck or opening to the
uterus.
Strongest muscle in the
body.
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The sperm penetrates
the egg and a zygote is
formed.
Hysterectomy
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Surgical removal of the
uterus and sometimes
the ovaries.
Female Reproduction
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Menstruation
 Period, uterine bleeding
 Shedding of the
endometrium
Mons Pubis
 Mound of fatty tissue
which covers the pubic
bone.
Ova
 Egg
Ovaries
 Egg-shaped
 Produces female
hormones
 Stores and releases
ovum.
Ovulation
 When an egg is released
from ovary and moves
down the fallopian tube.
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Pudendum (pubis)
 Area where the sex
organs are located.
Progesterone
 Female hormone from
corpus luteum.
Tubal ligation
 Oviducts are tied and cut
to prevent fertilization.
Uterus
 A hollow, muscular organ
that protects and
nourishes the fetus.
Vagina
 Empty passageway
leading from the vaginal
opening to the uterus.
Vulva
 The general term for all
the external female sex
organs.
The most familiar female
reproductive organs.
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Male Reproduction
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Circumcision
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Cowper’s glands
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Two glands by prostate
that secrete a fluid that
neutralizes acidity.
Ejaculation
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Surgical removal of the
flap of skin that covers
the head of the penis.
Cord-like structure in
back of testes.
Impotence
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Wet dreams
A normal ejaculation of
semen while sleeping.
Penis
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Failure to get or maintain
an erection.
Nocturnal emissions
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Passage of sperm and
semen from the penis.
Epididymis
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The organ for
reproduction and
urination.
Prostate gland
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Secretes an alkaline fluid
that neutralizes the
acidity.
Male Reproduction
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Scrotum
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Semen
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A combination of sperm
and fluid.
Secretes a fluid that
nourishes and enables
sperm to move.
Sperm
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Male sex cell produced
by testicles.
Testicles
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Organs in the scrotum
that produce sperm and
testosterone.
Vas Deferens
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Seminal Vesicles
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Sacs that regulate
temperature for sperm
production.
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Two long tubes that are a
passageway and storage
place for sperm.
Vasectomy
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The vas deferens is cut to
prevent sperm
fertilization.
The reproductive
anatomy of the
male human is
largely external.
The male gonads,
called testes, hang
in a sac of skin
called the scrotum.
The testes produce
sperm, which
cannot survive long
at body
temperature. Sperm
leave the body in
semen, a fluid
produced by the
seminal vesicles.
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Infertility
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Low Sperm Count
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Viability of Sperm
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Health of sperm
Lifespan
Ductal Obstruction
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Less than normal amount
of sperm.
Enlargement of veins by
vas deferns.
Undescended Testes
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Ejaculation goes
backwards.
Semen too Viscous
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Testicles didn’t drop into
scrotum.
Retrograde Ejaculation
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Duct causes obstruction
preventing fertilization.
Varicocele
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Too thick
Not enough fluid
Elevated Scrotum
Temperature
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Temperature in scrotum
is too hot and hills the
sperm.
Infertility
o
Anti-Sperm Antibodies
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Abnormal Ovulation
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Ovulation doesn’t occur
on regular cycle.
Endometriosis
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Body produces
antibodies that fight off
sperm.
Bacterial infection of
uterine lining.
Abnormal Tubes
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Makes fertilization
difficult.
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Ovum Problems
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Spasms of Vagina
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Deformed eggs or
imperfectly developed.
Interferes with
intercourse.
Ph Content of Vagina
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Might not allow
fertilization.
Handouts
Male Reproduction Crossword
Female Reproduction Crossword
Internet
Human Reproduction Quiz