THE REPRODUCTIV

E SYSTEM

Reproductive system or genital system 

- is a system of sex organs within an organism which work together for the purpose of reproduction.

MALE REPRODUCTIVE

SYSTEM

consists of a number of sex organs that form a part of the human reproductive process

The sex organs are located outside the body unlike the female.

External Genital OrgansPenis - is the male copulatory organ - It has a long shaft and an

enlarged bulbous-shaped tip called the (glans penis), which supports and is protected by the foreskin.

Function:- For removing waste fluids from the male

body(urine)- For insertion of sperm (in semen) with the

female to produce offspring

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Scrotum - is a dual-chambered

protuberance of skin and muscle, containing the testicles and divided by a septum.

- It is an extension of the perineum, and is located between the penis and anus.

Function:-  is to keep the temperature of the

testes slightly lower than that of the rest of the body

Internal Genital OrgansEpididymis – is a

whitish mass of tightly coiled tubes cupped against the testicles, acts as a maturation and storage for sperm before they pass into the vas deferens, that carry sperm to the ampullary gland and prostatic ducts.

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Vas deferens- also known as the sperm duct, is a thin tube approximately 30 centimetres (0.98 ft) long that starts from the epididymis to the pelvic cavity.

Prostate gland - the job of the prostate gland is to secrete prostate fluid, one of the components of semen. The mixture of sperm and fluids is called semen.

- it is also responsible for the proof semen, a liquid mixture of sperm cells, prostate fluid and seminal fluid.

Urethra - this is the tube inside the penis

that carries urine or semen. It is the continuing part of the sperm duct.

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FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE

SYSTEM

The human female reproductive system is made up of ovaries, egg tubes, uterus ,cervix and vagina.

•Vagina

- fibro-muscular tubular tract leading from the uterus to the exterior of the body

- is a canal that joins the cervix (the lower part of uterus) to the outside of the body. It also is known as the birth canal.

•Cervix

- is the lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina. It is cylindrical or conical in shape and protrudes through the upper anterior vaginal wall. - is also named the neck of the uterus.

•Uterus

- The uterus or womb is the major female reproductive organ of humans. The uterus provides mechanical protection, nutritional support, and waste removal for the developing embryo (weeks 1 to 8) and fetus (from week 9 until the delivery)

- Its major function is to accept a fertilized ovum which becomes implanted into the endometrium, and derives nourishment from blood vessels which develop exclusively for this purpose.

•Ovaries- are small, paired organs that are located near the lateral walls of the pelvic cavity.- responsible for the production of the ova and the secretion of hormones.

•Fallopian tube(oviducts)

- are two tubes leading from the ovaries of female mammals into the uterus.- is the vessel through which egg cell travels to the uterus.

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