4. 1. Testis: where the sperm cells and male sex hormones are formed.
2. Urethra: Common passage for semen and urine
3. Penis: to convey urine and seminal fluid through the urethra.
4. Urinary Bladder: Stores Urine
5. Seminal Vesicles: Secretions help to nourish and transport sperm
6. Prostate Gland: Secretions help to nourish and transport sperm
7. Cowper’s gland: Secretions help to nourish and transport sperm
8. Vas Deferens: tubes that carry sperms from testis to urethra.
9. Scrotum: holds the testis – temperature lower than the body temp.
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7. 11. Ovary: produces female gametes and hormones
12. Oviduct/fallopian tube: fertilization normally occurs here
13. Uterus: reproductive organ that noursishes the fetus until birth
14. Urinary Bladder: Stores urine
15. Vagina: the birth canal
16. Cervix: The lower portion of the uterus that opens into the vagina
14. Menstrual Cycle
This cycle of changes results in the release of an egg from
the ovary, the preparation of the uterine lining for possible
implantation and pregnancy, and the return to the initial
stage if no implantation occurs.
The cycle is controlled by hormones of the ovary and the
pituitary gland by a feedback mechanism.(one influences the
other)