ATI Teas: Reproductive System

Reproductive System

collection of organs and glands that work together to produce offspring, includes a network of hormone production that allows for conception and pregnancy

Male Reproductive System: Gonads

testes

Female Reproductive System: Gonads

ovaries

Gametes

sperm and egg gametes

Accessory Organs

glands, ducts, external genitalia

When sperm and egg combine, what occurs?

fertilization

Result of fertilization

zygote

Epididymis

storage of sperm

Testes produce what?

sperm and testosterone

Seminiferous Tubule

spermatogenesis

Seminal Glands

produce the fluids that will turn into semen

Prostate

produces fluid for semen and surrounds the urethra

Bulbourethral Gland

discharges a component of seminal fluid into the urethra that lubricates the glans penis

Oogenesis

the process of female gamete formation

Ovaries

oval-shaped glands where eggs form and hormones estrogen and progesterone are made

Fallopian Tubes

bilateral conduits between the ovaries and the uterus

Uterus

hormone-response sex organ that is responsible for gestation, menstruation, and labor

Cervix

lower, narrow end of the uterus that connects the uterus and vagina

Vagina

muscular, copulatory canal that goes from the uterus to the outside of the body

Vulva

external female genital organs

Mons Pubis

area of fatty tissue that covers the pubic bone

Labia Majora

fleshy folds of tissue that extend down from the mons pubis to merge with the skin of the perineum

Labia Minora

the inner folds of the skin that surround the opening of the vaginal vestibule

Vestibule

space between the labia minora that houses the urethral orifice and vaginal orifice

Urethral Orifice

opening which urine is discharged from the body

Vaginal Orifice

slit below and behind the opening of the urethra for menstrual flow and childbirth

Anus

opening of the rectum to the outside of the body which solid waste matter leaves

Brain

hypothalamus, pineal gland, pituitary gland (anterior and posterior)

Anterior Pituitary

makes their own hormones

Posterior Pituitary

holds hormones made by the hypothalamus

hypothalamus

also makes own hormones

Oxytocin

causes increased contractions of the uterus during labor stimulates ejection of milk into the duct of the breasts

Prolactin (PRL)

stimulates milk production in mammary glands

Follicle-Stimulating

formation of ova or sperm

Luteinizing Hormone

stimulates ovulation in females and androgen in men

Estrogen

steroid hormone develops female sex characteristics

Progesterone

creates healthy uterine lining for menstrual cycle and pregnancy

Androgen

develops male sexual reproduction and characteristics