reproductive

• reproductive system

  • organs and glands in the body that aid in the production of new individuals
• penis - sexual intercourse; introduce the sperm
• scrotum - sac of skin
• epididymis - temporary storage of immature sperm
• ductus deferens / vas deferens - carrying away the sperm
• urethra - terminal part
• semen - sperm containing fluid that is propelled out the

  male’s reproductive that during ejaculation
• vagina - birth canal
• cervix - narrow outlet
• endometrium - burrows the fertilize egg and resides for the rest of its

  development
• myometrium - thick muscular layer which contracts to expel the baby at childbirth
• perimetrium - outer layer
• fallopian tube - fertilization
• ovary - produces eggs
• uterus - womb, where embryo develops
• menstrual cycle - period of time between one menstruation and the next
• ovarian cycle - development of follicles, ovulation
• follicular phase - 1 to 14 days, ovulation
• luteal phase - 15 to 28 days, corpus luteum forms
• uterine cycle - what happens to endometrium
• menstrual phase - low level of sex hormones in the body
• proliferative - high levels of oestrogen, thickening of uterus wall
• secretory - progesterone stimulates secretion of mucous from glands into lumen of uterus
• fertilization - requires that the sperm and egg cell interact
• 12 to 14 days - zygote
• 15th day to 8th week - embryo
• 8th week to end - fetus
• ectoderm - outside; skin and nervous system
• mesoderm - middle layer; muscles and blood and

  connective tissues in the body
• endoderm - most interior; epithelial lining and

  associated glands of the gut, lungs, and urogenital

  tracts