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• bulbourethral glands

  the two glands below the prostate that secrete a sticky fluid that becomes a component of semen
• endocrine glands

  Glands of the endocrine system that release hormones into the bloodstream
• exorine glands

  Release chemicals through ducts onto a surface on the body
• menstrual cycle

  Cycle during which an egg develops and is released from an ovary and the uterus is prepared to receive a fertilized egg.
• ovarian cycle

  The 28 days of the menstrual cycle as they apply to events in the ovary. The ovarian cycle has three subphases: the follicular phase, ovulation, and the luteal phase.
• Ovaries

  Produce eggs for fertilisation and make the hormones oestrogen and progesterone.
• Uterine tubes

  Provide a channel for the oocytes transportation and fertilisation
• Uterus

  Nurtures the fertilised ovum which implants into the endometrium
• Vagina

  Provides a passageway for blood and mucosal tissue from the uterus to leave the body during a menstrual period.
• Testes

  Responsible for making sperm and are also involved in producing testosterone
• Epididymis

  Stores the sperms for maturation and transports it to the vas deferens
• vas deferens

  tube that carries sperm from the epididymis to the urethra
• Urethra

  tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body
• When is prolactin produced?

  The number of lactotrophs will increase during pregnancy in response to the physiological need to develop breast tissues and prepare for milk
• Function of umbilical cord

  connects fetus to placenta
• function of placenta

  Provides nourishment and oxygen to the fetus from the mothers blood
• Function of mucus plug

  Barrier that keeps unwanted bacteria and other sources of infection from traveling into your uterus.
• Functions of amnion

  protection for developing embryo, filled with amniotic fluid
• Functions of amniotic fluid

  -Protects the fetus from outside shock.

  -Equalized pressure.

  -Maintain temperature

  -Lung maturity.

  -Sticking membrane
• function of yolk sac

  Provides nutrition and gas exchange between the mother and the developing embryo before the placenta forms.
• Function of the chorion

  Develops into the foetal portion of the placenta and plays a key role in the exchange of blood and gases between the mother and foetus.
• How does a hormone reach its target?

  Through the blood stream
• What hormones does the pituitary gland secrete?

  FSH, LH, HCG, oxytocin, prolactin
• what hormone does the corpus lutetium secrete?

  Oestrogen and progesterone
• Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) - Female


  Stimulates the development and maturation of the ovarian follicle in females. During its development, the ovarian follicle secretes oestrogen.
• Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) - Male


  stimulates development of sperm in the seminiferous tubules
• lutinizing hormone (LH) - Female

  Promotes ovulation and the formation of the corpus lutetium. The corpus lutetium secretes progesterone as well as oestrogen.
• luteinizing hormone (LH) - Males

  stimulates testosterone production
• Oestrogen

  Development of female reproductive system and secondary sexual characteristics.
• Progesterone

  Maintenance of endometrium and placenta as well as milk-secreting glands
• Testosterone

  Development of male reproductive system and secondary sexual characteristics
• Gametogenesis

  production of gametes
• Menarche

  the first menstrual period
• At what stage does the development of the oogonia pause?

  Prophase 1
• When is meiosis complete?

  When the secondary oocyte is fertilised by a sperm cell.
• How does the ovum move from the ovary to the uterus?

  Muscle contractions push the egg gently towards the uterus.
• How do the contractions of the uterus advantage the ovum?

  The ovum doesn't require an internal power source.
• Where does fertilisation normally occur?

  Fertilisation usually occurs in the fallopian tubes.
• How do the spermatogonia increase in number?

  By mitosis
• What hormone causes meiosis to begin?

  Testosterone