Human Reproductive System

  • Produces ______(eggs and sperm)
  • ______– produce zygote

Male Reproductive System

  • Testes
  • Epididymus, vas deferens, urethra, seminal vesicle, prostate gland, Cowper’s gland

Female Reproductive System

  • Ovary
  • Fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina

Male Anatomy

  • The testes produce the male gamete (called sperm) in the ______tubules.
  • Sperm are moved through the ______and the vas deferens, past the seminal vesicle (where seminal fluid is produced), through the prostate gland, past the bulbourethral gland (Cowper’s gland) and out of the body through the ______
  • ______, the primary male ______, is produced by the testes and is regulated through a negative feedback system.

Female Anatomy

  • Eggs are produced in the ______of the female ______birth
  • Following the onset of puberty, they are matured and released in a process called ______
  • After ovulation, the egg is swept into the ______tube where fertilization can take place
  • If the egg is fertilized, it passes to the uterus, where implantation occurs in the blood-rich inner layer of the uterus (the ______).

Female Reproductive Process

  • The outer end of the uterus is called the ______.
  • Beyond that is a canal called the ______
  • Follicle stimulating hormone (______) and luteinizing hormone (______) from the pituitary gland along with ______and ______from the ovary, are the primary hormones controlling the monthly preparation of the ______and maturation of the egg (called the menstrual cycle).

Human Male Reproductive System

Male Pathways

  • The testes are located outside of the body cavity in the scrotum
  • Sperm are produced in the ______within the testes (Production is controlled by ______from the pituitary gland ______and ______).
  • Sperm are transported into the ______which stores and improves the fertility of sperm.
  • From the epididymus, sperm are moved by cilia through the vas deferens and out through the urethra.
  • Seminal fluid with nutrients for sperm is added by the seminal vesicle and prostate gland, producing semen.
  • The bulblurethral gland (Cowper’s gland) secretes an alkaline fluid to ______in the urethra.
  • Semen is ejaculated through the penis into the vagina of the female during sexual intercourse.

Human Female Reproductive System

Female Pathways

  • At birth, the ovaries contain all the immature eggs a female ever will produce.
  • After puberty, eggs are released ______from the ______.
  • The fingerlike projections of the fallopian tube are lined by ______that draw the eggs into the fallopian tube, where fertilization can take place.
  • If the egg is fertilized, it implants in the ______of the uterus.
  • The vagina, a canal leading from the uterus, is where semen is deposited by the male during sexual intercourse.