Human Reproduction - NEET Lecture Notes

A set of vocabulary flashcards based on NCERT lecture notes regarding human reproductive events and the male reproductive system.

Viviparous

Organisms that give birth to live young, a characteristic shared by humans.

Gametogenesis

The reproductive event involving the formation of gametes.

Insemination

The transfer of sperms into the female genital tract.

Fertilisation

The fusion of male and female gametes leading to the formation of a zygote.

Implantation

The formation and development of a blastocyst and its attachment to the uterine wall.

Gestation

The period of embryonic development.

Parturition

The reproductive event involving the delivery of the baby.

Puberty

The stage of life after which reproductive events occur in humans.

Primary sex organs

Organs that produce gametes and secrete sex hormones.

Secondary sex organs

Organs that neither produce gametes nor secrete sex hormones but perform important functions in the conduction of gametes.

Secondary sexual characters

External features which provide distinctiveness to the two biological sexes.

Scrotum

A pouch situated outside the abdominal cavity that houses the testes and provides appropriate temperature for their function.

Inguinal canals

Canals through which the scrotum remains connected with the abdomen or pelvis cavity.

Spermatic cord

A structure formed from the spermatic artery, vein, and nerve bound together with connective tissue that passes into the testis.

Accessory ducts

A component of the male reproductive system along with the testes, accessory glands, and external genitalia.