Where does fertilisation usually happen?
Reveal answer
In the oviduct.
Key words: oviduct
4(a) REPRODUCTION · RECALL
4.8 Male and female reproductive systems
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What is meant by the term semen?
Reveal answer
Mixture of sperm cells and fluids from male reproductive glands.
Key words: semen
What is meant by the term oviduct?
Reveal answer
Tube carrying an egg from ovary towards uterus; usual fertilisation site.
Key words: oviduct
What is meant by the term uterus?
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Muscular organ where implantation and fetal development occur.
Key words: uterus
What is meant by the term implantation?
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Attachment and embedding of an early embryo in the uterine lining.
Key words: implantation
Reproductive structures: for Testis, give the system and the function.
Reveal answer
System: Male. Function: Produces sperm and testosterone.
Key words: Testis
Reproductive structures: for Sperm duct, give the system and the function.
Reveal answer
System: Male. Function: Carries sperm towards urethra.
Key words: Sperm duct
Reproductive structures: for Accessory glands, give the system and the function.
Reveal answer
System: Male. Function: Add fluid to form semen.
Key words: Accessory glands
Reproductive structures: for Ovary, give the system and the function.
Reveal answer
System: Female. Function: Produces eggs and ovarian hormones.
Key words: Ovary
Reproductive structures: for Oviduct, give the system and the function.
Reveal answer
System: Female. Function: Carries egg; usual fertilisation site.
Key words: Oviduct
Reproductive structures: for Uterus, give the system and the function.
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System: Female. Function: Implantation and fetal development.
Key words: Uterus
Reproductive structures: for Cervix/vagina, give the system and the function.
Reveal answer
System: Female. Function: Uterine opening/receives semen and birth canal.
Key words: Cervix/vagina
True or false, and why? “Sperm are produced in the prostate gland.”
Reveal answer
False. They are produced in testes; glands add seminal fluid.
True or false, and why? “Fertilisation normally occurs in the uterus.”
Reveal answer
False. It normally occurs in an oviduct.
True or false, and why? “Urine and semen are produced by the same organs.”
Reveal answer
False. They have different origins, although both can pass through the male urethra at different times.