animal reproduction key terminology

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ova

the female gamete

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ovary

where the ova are produced

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oviduct

connects the ovary to the uterus/ fallopian tube

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zygote

the fertilised ova

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uterus

where the foetus will grow, walls are very muscular and elastic to accommodate the growing young

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cervix

the narrowing at the opening of the uterus which will not dilate until brith

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vagina

is where the copulation occurs and the sperm is deposited

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sperm

the male gamete

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testis

where the sperm is produced, sit inside the scrotum

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epididymis

where the sperm is stored

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vas deferens

the tube through which the sperm leaves the epididymis

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semen

the name for the sperm after the seminal fluid is added

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seminal fluid

added to the sperm to help with mobility, produced in three glands seminal vesicles, the prostate glands, and the cowper’s gland

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urethra

the tube leading out of the penis, urine is passed put and semen is ejaculated