Science 3rd Quarter

• Estrogen causes eggs to mature in ovaries once a girl hits puberty.
• Testosterone stimulates sperm production in males.
• Males have external organs.
• Females have internal organs.
• Testes is the reproductive gland of males.
• hormones is produced by endocrine gland.
• Scrotum is like a sac-like pouch that holds testes and helps to regulate temperature.
• Puberty is period of sexual development.
• epididymis is a duct system where the sperm matures
• Vas Deferens are two long tubes that provides passage for sperm
• Prostate glands produces some parts of the semen
• Urethra is where the semen and urine come out of the body
• Penis is a sex organ that is used for reproduction and urination
• Erection is when the penis swells with blood and elongates.
• Ejaculation is when the penis releases sperm
• Ovaries is a reproductive gland that produces ova and estrogen
• Fallopian tube is a 4 inch that connects the ovary to uterus
• Endometrium is the inner lining of the uterus, thickens to recieve the fertilized egg
• vagina is an organ for sexual intercourse and birth canal
• Uterus is a muscular organ that supports fertilized egg during pregnancy