Metuchen 9th Grade Health Test Terms (Reproductive System)

Epididymis

stores sperm

Testes

produce sperm

Ovaries

Glands that produce the egg cells and hormones

Fertilization

Merging of the egg and sperm

prostate gland

A gland in males that contributes (adds sugar) to the seminal fluid.

Cervix

The opening to the uterus

Scrotum

External sac that contains the testes and regulates it's temperature

Ova

Egg Cell

Hormones

Causes puberty

vas deferens

tube that carries sperm from the epididymis to the urethra

Ovulation

The process of releasing a mature ovum into the fallopian tube each month

testicle

A male genital gland that contains specialized cells that produce hormones and sperm.

Fertile

capable of reproducing (an egg that has been fertilized)

Follicle

the sac in the ovary in which the egg develops

Circumcision

The surgical removal of the male foreskin; it was the physical sign of the covenant between God and Abraham.

Menstration

the process in a woman of discharging blood and other materials from the lining of the uterus at intervals of about one lunar month from puberty until menopause, except during pregnancy.

Uterus

A hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of the female, in which the embryo is nourished and develops before birth

Sperm

Male sex cell

Semen

A thick fluid containing sperm and other secretions from the male reproductive system

Ejaculation

ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra

endometrium

blood rich lining of the uterus

Vagina

A muscular, elastic passageway that extends from the uterus to the outside of the body

Fallopian Tube

tubes which carry eggs from the ovaries to the uterus and which provides the place where fertilization occurs

Urethra

tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body

Penis

Male reproductive organ