Female and Male Reproductive Review

The birth canal

vaginia

The funnel-shaped end of a fallopian tube

infundibulum

Another term for uterine lining

Endometrium

These are the finger-like tips of infundibulum

Fimbriae

What is happening at the lining of the uterus

Implantation

The shedding of blood and tissue from the endometrium

Menstruation

The opening of the uterus

Cervix

The corpus luteum secretes this hormone which helps to mature and maintain the endometrium

Progesterone

What is the embryo that lines the uterus?

Blastocyst

The singular term for egg

Ovum

When the womens eggs joins with the mens sperm

Fertilization

These produce egg-containing follicles

Ovaries

These provide a bridge between the ovaries and the uterus

Fallopian Tubes

This structure provides nutrients to the fetus and removes its waste products as well

placenta

The organ within the fetus grows

Uterus

The part of the uterus that can perform uterine contractions during labor

Myometrium

This can help transport either urine or semen

Urethra

The release of semen from the penis

Ejaculation

This creates most of the fluid found in the semen

Seminal Vesicles

This secretes a milky white fluid into the semen which makes up roughly 30% of the semens volume

Prostate Gland

Together the shaft and the glans make this

Penis

This tissue fills the most of the blood to form an erection

Corpus Cavernosum

Sperm matures in this structure

Epididymis

This contains the testes within

Scrotum

This carries sperm from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct

Vas Deferens

The male gametes

Sperm

The enlarged portion of the urethra at the end of the penis

Navicular Fossa

This is the hormone created by the testes

Testosterone

The head of the penis

Glans