NCERT Class 12 Biology | Topper's Comprehensive Study Resource
Overview: Humans are sexually reproducing and viviparous. The reproductive events include
formation of gametes (gametogenesis), transfer of sperm into the female genital tract
(insemination), and fusion of gametes (fertilization) leading to zygote formation.
1. Male Reproductive System
Glands
Vas Deferens
Urethra
Testis
Schematic: Male Reproductive Tract
• Primary Sex Organ: Testes (located in Scrotum to maintain 2-2.5°C lower than body temp
for spermatogenesis).
• Accessory Ducts: Rete testis, Vasa efferentia, Epididymis, Vas deferens.
• Glands: Seminal Vesicles (paired), Prostate (single), Bulbourethral (Lubrication).
Hormonal Control: GnRH acts on pituitary → LH (acts on Leydig cells → Testosterone) & FSH (acts on
Sertoli cells → Spermiogenesis factors).
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, 2. Female Reproductive System
Fallopian Tube
Uterus
Ovary
Schematic: Female Reproductive System
• Primary Sex Organ: Ovaries (produce Ovum and Steroid hormones).
• Accessory Ducts: Oviducts (Fallopian tubes), Uterus, Vagina.
• Uterine Wall: Perimetrium (External), Myometrium (Middle - smooth muscle), Endometrium
(Internal - glandular layer).
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