Health: Male and Female Reproductive Systems
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Reproductive system | the system of organs involved in producing offspring |
| Sperm | The male reproductive cells |
| Testosterone | The male sex hormone |
| Testes | two small glands that produce sperm |
| Scrotum | an external skin sac |
| Penis | a tube shaped organ that extends from the trunk of the body just above the testes |
| Semen | a thick fluid containing sperm and other secretions from the male reproductive system |
| Sterility | the inability to reproduce |
| What is the function of the testes? | The testes produce sperm which can fertilize a female egg to reproduce. |
| Ova | female reproductive cells |
| Uterus | a hollow, muscular, pear shaped organ inside a female's body. |
| Ovaries | the female sex glands that store the ova and produce female sex hormones |
| Ovulation | the process of releasing a mature ovum into the fallopian tube each month |
| Fallopian tubes | Pair of tubes with finger like projections that draw in the ovum |
| Vagina | muscular, elastic passageway that extends from the uterus to the outside of the body |
| Cervix | the opening to the uterus |
| Menstruation | shedding of the uterine lining |
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