Human Reproductive System

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Human Reproductive System
JournalWhy is it important to know and use the
correct terminology of our bodies and its
functions?
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Female Reproduction

• Cervix
• Neck or opening to the uterus.
• Strongest muscle in the body.
• Corpus Luteum
• Enlarged follicle
• Secretes hormones
• DC
• Dialation and Curetage
• Uterus is dialated and scraped.
• Dysmenorrhea
• Painful and disfunctioning period.

• Endomenorrhea
• Lining of the uterus.
• Estrogen
• Female hormone.
• Fallopian tubes
• Two tubes which connect the ovaries to the uterus
  and carry the egg to the uterus.
• Fertilization
• The sperm penetrates the egg and a zygote is
  formed.
• Hysterectomy
• Surgical removal of the uterus and sometimes the
  ovaries.

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Female Reproduction

• 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.

• 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.

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The most familiar female reproductive organs.
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Male Reproduction

• Circumcision
• Surgical removal of the flap of skin that covers
  the head of the penis.
• Cowpers glands
• Two glands by prostate that secrete a fluid that
  neutralizes acidity.
• Ejaculation
• Passage of sperm and semen from the penis.
• Epididymis
• Cord-like structure in back of testes.

• Impotence
• Failure to get or maintain an erection.
• Nocturnal emissions
• Wet dreams
• A normal ejaculation of semen while sleeping.
• Penis
• The organ for reproduction and urination.
• Prostate gland
• Secretes an alkaline fluid that neutralizes the
  acidity.

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Male Reproduction

• Scrotum
• Sacs that regulate temperature for sperm
  production.
• Semen
• A combination of sperm and fluid.
• Seminal Vesicles
• Secretes a fluid that nourishes and enables sperm
  to move.
• Sperm
• Male sex cell produced by testicles.

• Testicles
• Organs in the scrotum that produce sperm and
  testosterone.
• Vas Deferens
• Two long tubes that are a passageway and storage
  place for sperm.
• Vasectomy
• The vas deferens is cut to prevent sperm
  fertilization.

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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. Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia
2002.
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Infertility

• Low Sperm Count
• Less than normal amount of sperm.
• Viability of Sperm
• Health of sperm
• Lifespan
• Ductal Obstruction
• Duct causes obstruction preventing fertilization.
• Varicocele
• Enlargement of veins by vas deferns.

• Undescended Testes
• Testicles didnt drop into scrotum.
• Retrograde Ejaculation
• Ejaculation goes backwards.
• Semen too Viscous
• Too thick
• Not enough fluid
• Elevated Scrotum Temperature
• Temperature in scrotum is too hot and hills the
  sperm.

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Infertility

• Anti-Sperm Antibodies
• Body produces antibodies that fight off sperm.
• Abnormal Ovulation
• Ovulation doesnt occur on regular cycle.
• Endometriosis
• Bacterial infection of uterine lining.
• Abnormal Tubes
• Makes fertilization difficult.

• Ovum Problems
• Deformed eggs or imperfectly developed.
• Spasms of Vagina
• Interferes with intercourse.
• Ph Content of Vagina
• Might not allow fertilization.

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Handouts

• Male Reproduction Crossword
• Female Reproduction Crossword

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InternetHuman Reproduction Quiz