Human Anatomy and Physiology
The Reproductive
System
Credits to:
Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings Elaine N. Marieb
, The Reproductive System
Male and female
reproductive systems
develop from similar
embryonic tissue.
First few weeks of
development, male and
female embryos are
indistinguishable.
Adult reproductive
systems share some
functional similarities.
, The Reproductive System
Gonads – primary sex organs
Testes in males
Ovaries in females
Gonads produce gametes (sex cells) and
secrete hormones
Sperm – male gametes
Ova (eggs) – female gametes
Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings
, Male Reproductive System
Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings
The Reproductive
System
Credits to:
Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings Elaine N. Marieb
, The Reproductive System
Male and female
reproductive systems
develop from similar
embryonic tissue.
First few weeks of
development, male and
female embryos are
indistinguishable.
Adult reproductive
systems share some
functional similarities.
, The Reproductive System
Gonads – primary sex organs
Testes in males
Ovaries in females
Gonads produce gametes (sex cells) and
secrete hormones
Sperm – male gametes
Ova (eggs) – female gametes
Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings
, Male Reproductive System
Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings
