REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
Saturday, April 22, 2023
6:01 PM
REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM - is the human organ system responsible for the production
and fertilization of gametes and, in females, the carrying of a fetus.
MALE REPRODUCTIVE
• Producing sperm
• Releasing testosterone
PARTS
FUNCTION
TESTES
Produce sperm cells
SCROTUM
Sac of skin that holds testes
PENIS
Deposits sperms into vagina during mating
VAS DEFERENS / SPERM Carries sperm from testes to urethra
DUCTS
URETHRA
Carries sperm and urine out of the body
EPIDIDYMIS
Transport sperm from testes to vas deferens
GLANDS
Provide liquid in which sperm can swim
VASECTOMY
Cutting of vas deferens to prevent pregnancy
SEMINAL VESICLE
Secretes a fluid that makes up most of the components of the semen
PROSTATE GLAND
Secretes a slightly alkaline milky fluid that is discharged as part of semen
BULBOURETHRAL
GLAND
Secretes a thick and clear mucus that lubricates and neutralizes the any
trace of acidic urine in the urethra
FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE
• releases eggs cells
• produces sex hormones such as progesterone and estrogen • provides an environment for a fertilized
egg to develop during pregnancy
• facilitates a labor and childbirth
PARTS
FUNCTION
OVARIES / OVARY
Produce egg cells
FIMBRIAE
Transfer the oocytes ( immature eggs ) from the ovaries to the
fallopian tubes or oviduct
FALLOPIAN TUBES / OVIDUCT
•Serve as passageway of eggs from the ovary to the uterus
•site of egg fertilization
UTERUS
• Serves as a site of egg implantation
• where the fertilized egg develops
CERVIX
A canal between the uterus and the vagina through which fetus
( developing baby ) will exit during child birth
VAGINA
Receive the penis of male during mating
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