Reproductive System

Hollow muscular cavity where zygote implants

and baby develops

What is the uterus

Passageway that leads from uterus to outside

of body; birth canal

What is the vagina

Process of releasing an egg from the ovary

What is ovulation

Lining of the uterus that becomes thick to prepare for pregnancy

What is the endometrium

External reproductive organs of the female

What is the vulva

Lower portion of the uterus; opening that leads to the vagina

What is the cervix

Tube that carries mature egg from

ovary to uterus; place of fertilization

What is Fallopian tube

Finger-like projections that guide the egg into the Fallopian

tube

What are fimbrae

Small organ made of erectile tissue;

homologous to the head of the penis

What is the clitoris

Hormone that causes the uterus

to contract during childbirth

What is oxytocin

Two main things the testes produce

What are sperm and testosterone

Tube leading from bladder to exterior of

body; semen and urine pass through

What is the urethra

Release of semen from the male’s body

What is ejaculation

Tube leading from epididymus to urethra;

stores sperm until discharged

What is the vas deferens

Secretes a basic substance; makes up most of seminal fluid;

sits under bladder

What is the prostate gland

Pouch of skin in which testes are housed

What is the scrotum

Main male organ that inserts semen into

female vagina

What is the penis

Comma shaped structure found on outside of testes;

where sperm mature

What is the epididymus

Secretes a liquid containing fructose

used to nourish sperm and give them energy to

swim

What is the seminal vesicle

Secretes a basic substance before

ejaculation to prepare urethra for sperm

What is the bulbourethral gland

Cluster of cells that surrounds an egg and

helps it mature

What is a follicle

What happens to the follicle in the Luteal Phase (after egg is

released from ovary)

What is turns yellow

Two hormones that increase to help an egg

mature

What are FSH (follicle stimulating hormone)

and LH (luteinizing hormone)

This happens to the levels of estrogen and

progesterone if the egg is NOT fertilized

What is decrease

Changes in estrogen/progesterone

levels due to NO fertilization cause this to

occur to the uterine lining and levels of FSH and LH

What is uterine lining to detach and FSH and LH to

increase

When sperm meets egg

What is fertilization

Name for a fertilized egg

What is a zygote

Number of months of pregnancy required for a

fully developed baby

What is nine

Fluid-filled sac that cushions and protects fetus in uterus; breaks

during childbirth

What is the amniotic sac

Organ that allows mother and child to exchange

nutrients and gases

What is the placenta

Twenty-eight day cycle in which woman’s body

prepares for pregnancy

What is the menstrual cycle

Two things that the ovaries produce

What are eggs and estrogen

Trimester of pregnancy during which baby’s heart

starts to beat

What is the first trimester

This happens to the cervix during childbirth

What is dilates or opens up

This happens to the lining of the uterus when estrogen increases

What is thickens