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reproduction ensures a continuation of a species so a species doesn't become extinct.



nucleus of a sperm cell must fuse with a nucleus of an ovum



to form a zygote


egg + sperm cells :
gamets




g
puberty :




puberty is the time when a child's body develops and
changes ,
so that they can become capable of sexual


reproduction . Sexual organs mature In order to produce gametes .




puberty is controlled by chemical messages called hormones .


which is produced by different glands .

the most important gland is the pituitary gland which is located at the base of the brain and is the size of


a pea .

When the the specific hormones are releasedInto the bloodstream , puberty starts .


to sex to release their
travel straight the organs causing them own hormones .




hormones send messages to the brain to start the reproductive system .




piturity sex produces hormones brain
gland makes hormone organs sends messages to


start reproductive system




ovaries


testes
are


are
stimulated


stimulated
to


to
produce

produce :
:
estrogen

testosterone
3 Initiate all bodily changes during puberty.




amongst the sex
organs changing
, other changes occur which are


known as secondary (sexual) characteristics

, secondary changes in females

·


breasts start to develop that may be used for breastfeeding a baby after Chidbirth primary

public hair starts to
grow at the onset of puberty + underarm hair .
·


.




occurs monthly
menstruation in girls in a cycle .


body shape also changes due to the rising levels ofoestrogen in the body.


body odur and ache develop as more all is secreted and the smell of sweet In the body changes .

growth spurts




secondary changes in males :




·

testicle and penis size increases


hair starts to
grow on public areas .


·

voice becomes deeper as the larynx (voice box in your throat) grows . S




·

body shape changes occurs as the skeletal muscle and bones increases I n size and
shape .




body
·


odour and ache start to develop




male reproductive organs

testes two testes outside the body contained
hang and





within a sac-like structure called the scrotum .




males are born with two testes hanging outside their bodies


boys testes don't produce sperm .
·




young

during puberty testes produce testosterone which then triggers

of
the production sperm .




scrotum : ensures that the testes are at a constant temperature of 35


temperature sperm is
produced




vas deferens (sperm duct) : different tubes carry the semen from the testes to the penis . The sperm duct


carries the sperm from the testes to the urethra in the penis .




penis : external sex organ

head is covered by a loose fold or skin called the foreskin .


when its removedIts called circumsision .


·
the Denis needs to be erect /stiff and hard) to be able to
go into the vagina to sperm to



the cervix during ejaculation. deposits sperm in form of somen .

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