Human reproduction

• What is the female gamete called?

  Egg
• Where are female gametes made in humans?

  Ovary
• What happens to an egg after it is released from the ovary?

  It travels down the oviduct
• What is the function of the uterus?

  It has thick walls made of muscle
• What is the narrow opening of the uterus called?

  Cervix
• What is the role of the vagina in the female reproductive system?

  It opens to the external genitalia
• What is the function of the urethra in females?

  It carries urine
• What are male gametes in humans called?

  Sperm
• Where are male gametes produced?

  Testes
• Why are the testes located outside the body?

  To maintain optimal temperature for sperm
• What is the function of the sperm duct?

  It carries sperm from the testes
• What does the prostate gland produce?

  Fluid for sperm to swim in
• What does the urethra carry?

  Sperm and urine at different times
• What is a gamete?

  A sex cell (haploid)
• What is fertilisation?

  Fusion of male and female gamete nuclei

  
• What is formed after fertilisation?

  Zygote (diploid cell)

  
• How are sperm produced?

  From cells in seminiferous tubules

  
• When does sperm production begin?

  At puberty
• When are eggs produced in females?

  Before birth, but not matured
• What happens to eggs at puberty?

  They begin to mature
• What is ovulation?

  When a mature egg bursts from the ovary
• What is a gamete?

  A sex cell (haploid)