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Ovaries |
A pair of tiny glands in the female pelvic cavity are the most important organs of the female reproductive system. produce both female sex hormones located on opposite sides of the uterus in the pelvic cavity |
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Fallopian tubes |
uterine tubes, are narrow tubes connecting the ovaries to the uterus. ova (egg cells) are carried to the uterus through the Fallopian tubes following ovulation. |
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ova |
egg cells that are carried to the uterus may be fertilized by a sperm in the Fallopian tubes |
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uterus |
is a pear shaped upside down sac/gland that develops the fertilized egg or zygote and let's it grow into a baby ( also known as a womb) |
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endometrium |
the inner lining of the uterus egg implants itself onto it and forms into a zygote and grows into a baby |
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vagina |
muscular -elastic- passageway from the cervix to the outside of the body known as the birth canal |
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cervix |
tube passageway from the uterus to the vagina |
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vulva |
external female genitalia in the public region - including the labia, clitoris, vagina and urethral openings |
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fertilization |
•process of joining a sperm and an ovum to form a zygote. •Ova(egg cells) are female gametes produced by the ovaries in the female reproductive system •14th day of menstrual cycle, female sex hormones trigger the release of a mature ovum from one of the ovaries. •ova travels through Fallopian tubes into the uterus (on the way to the uterus it might meet a special and fertilization may occur)
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labia majors and labia minora |
majora- big lips minora- small lips
protection against bacteria |
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clitoris |
small sensitive bud , comparable to the male organ - penis |
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conception |
hold idea of how a sperm travels through the vagina and up the uterus and Fallopian tubes and starts to fertilize an ovum(egg) and how it transfers DNS and created a zygote |
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penis |
make organ used for sexual intercourse 3 parts - root, shaft and head end of the tip, urethra opening |
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urethra |
transports semen and urine blocks one from the other when time comes |
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testes |
are two small glands that produce sperm |
balls |
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scrotum |
pouch of skin containing the testicles |
ball sac |
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epididymis |
is a long, coiled tube that rests on the backside of each testicle. It transports and stores sperm cells that are produced in the testes. |
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vas deferens |
is a long muscular tube that travels from the epididymis into the pelvic cavity, just behind the bladder. transports mature sperm into the urethra(tube that transports urine and semen) in preparation for ejaculation |
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prostate gland |
is a walnut sized structure that is located below the urinary bladder in front of the rectum contributes additional fluid to the ejaculate nourishes sperm the urethra which carries the |
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