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Flashcards generated from lecture notes on human reproduction, covering topics from fertilization to hormones.
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Asexual Reproduction involves the __.
Production of offspring from a single parent without gametes; offspring is genetically identical to parent.
Sexual Reproduction involves the __.
Production and fusion of male and female gametes from separate parents; offspring is not genetically identical to parent.
An Egg (Ovum) has __ chromosomes.
23
A Sperm has __ chromosomes.
23
A Zygote has __ chromosomes.
46
In __, the parent cell produces 4 gametes incapable of any further division.
Meiosis
Hormones Associated with Secondary Sexual Characteristics are __, __ and __.
Oestrogen, Progesterone, Testosterone
The Female Reproductive Organ consists of __, __, __, __, and .
Fallopian tubes/oviducts, Ovary, Endometrium, Uterus, Cervix, Vagina
The Male Reproductive System consists of __, __, __, __, __, __, __, __, __, __, and .
Pubic bone, Sperm duct, Shaft, Urethra, Foreskin, Glans, Seminal vesicle, Urinary bladder, Prostate gland, Epididymis, Testis, Scrotum
__ occurs when Sperm swarm around egg.
Insemination
__ is the time taken for a foetus to develop from fertilisation till birth.
Gestation period
__ brings about contractions in the uterus and abdomen for labour to proceed.
Oxytocin
__ causes the mammary glands to produce milk.
Prolactin
__ stimulates growth and maturation of follicle.
FSH
__ triggers the secretion of LH and stimulates repair and thickening of lining during the menstrual cycle reproductive.
LH
__ maintains lining and inhibits secretion of LH and FSH.
Progesterone
__ stimulates Sperm production and Development of male secondary sexual characteristics.
Testosterone