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GRADE 11/12 HUMAN REPRODUCTION SUMMARY IEB

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Human Reproductive
System
The male reproductive system :
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bladder seminal vesicle
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Pubic bone gland
Prostate gland
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rectum bulb
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prostate
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sperm -


producing
urethra
anus
-
tubes
testis
testicle


scrotum
=


,
= epididymis ummm
Egg -
sperm


Glans of penis

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seminal glands thick fluid fructose food
vesicles : a pair of that secrete a
containing .
which sperm uses as a source .




( transports both
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sperm &
urethra : a duct leading from the bladder
through the penis & opens to the outside at its tip .

Opening
=
urogenital opening .


urine )
-

erectile tissue : tissue with spaces that become filled with blood during erection

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scrotum :
a double -



layered pouch of skin which covers & protects the testes . The temperature in the scrotum is lower than in


the body ,
which is necessary for producing sperm .




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penis penis consists of erectile tissue that fills with blood to make the penis hard The tip penis is slightly enlarged & is
: of the
the .




called the glans penis . The
glans is covered by a loose skin =
foreskin ( can be circum sized i. removed .

)
helps sperm move
✓ faster . . .


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prostate gland alkaline fluid which acidic
will neutralize
during sexual
:
secretes intercourse
a
gland that an
any urine or
vaginal secretion .




seminiferous tubule
Sperm cell can last
* sperm =
gamate
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cells of

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leydig ( testes .

zz x
) provides nutrient ( erection vs ejaculation)
interstitial & a medium for
course occurs 2 cells . . .
sperm to travel .
( sperm vs semen )


testosterone C alkali fluid : keeps sperm alive)
days before oval -




( acidic
vagina
=



ation : Fertiliser -

NB ! No bone in penis but filled with spaces in the
neutralized
.




i. needs to be .




1- ion will occur .
tissue ,
when filled with blood =
erection . . .




sperm is produced in the testes & carried via the vas deferens to the penis .
When penis fills with blood
i. becomes hard and erect =
erection .




erect penis is essential to transfer semen into the female 's
vagina .




during ejaculation , sperm & secretions from seminal vesicles , Cowper 's gland & Prostate gland from a sticky fluid
=
semen .




i.
erectile tissue
-
. . .
'



cross section of penis _
erect , le -

tissue cross section of the
in flaccid state :
penis in erect state:
~ ⑥- urethra .



urethra

,The female reproductive system :




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Ovary Fallopian tube
tube
Uterus

ovarian
embryo
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uterus

cervix
Fimbriae
Urethra ovary
.
vagina myometvium
rectum
clitoris
perineurium
labia
Majora cervix
.. cervical
canal
hymen vagina




r
46K - 23K
* start with
germinal
=
diploid → meiosis ( reduces no .
of chromosomes : haploid )

-

Fallopian tube or oviduct :
This is a narrow tube with muscular walls that are lined with hair -
like structures =
cilia .
(10cm long ) .




The Ova from the ovaries are moved along the fallopian tube by the cilia É by contraction of the



muscular wall .




1


Ovary
: There are 2 ovaries that lie in the abdominal cavity of a female .

Every ovary is made of connective tissue ,
blood vessels & female


Ovaries produce Ova The hormone is secreted
germ cells .
.


oestrogen by ovaries .


Oestrogen regulates the mestrual
cycle ,
maintain


a
pregnancy & causes the secondary sexual characteristic of women .




/

Uterus is thick walled muscular
organ
:
also known as a womb ,
a -
.




&
/


vagina
: a muscular canal that runs from the cervix opens to the outside of the
body At the
opening of the folds of skin
vagina are
.




called the labia . Between the labia is a small
,
roundish structure called a clitoris .




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cervix the lower part of the that connects the uterus with the It contains
glands that secrete the
uterus
vagina mucus into
vagina
: .




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endometrium The of tissue that lines the inner wall the uterus
thickens :
so blastocyst can implant / remain when preg .



layer of
:
.




thinning : menstruation ( shed ) : no menstruation
(
.




thickening & thinning caused
by hormones endometrium blood layer because
: When
.

preg .




lining isn't shed .




& fallopian &
'



note : endometriosis =
bleeds : causes
scarring in uterus tubes . .
When
egg cell needs to be implanted


scarring leads to blocking & struggling for
egg to move .
if it runs in
your family . : chances
higher .

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Publisher: 2012 ISBN: 9781431010486 Edition: Unknown

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