Parts and Functions
Overview: male and female reproductive structures
Female Reproductive Parts and Functions:
Ovary: female egg-producing gland
Fallopian tube: tube through which egg, or ovum, travels to the uterus
Uterus: female organ within which a baby can develop
Endometrium (uterine lining): inside lining of the uterus
Vagina: passageway through which menstrual flow leaves the body
Hymen: flexible fold of tissue at the entrance of the vagina
Menstruation: periodic shedding of the lining of the uterus
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Fallopian tube: tube through which egg, or ovum, travels to the uterus
Uterus: female organ within which a baby can develop
Endometrium (uterine lining): inside lining of the uterus
Vagina: passageway through which menstrual flow leaves the body
Hymen: flexible fold of tissue at the entrance of the vagina
Menstruation: periodic shedding of the lining of the uterus
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Male Reproductive Parts and Functions:
Scrotum: external sac holding testes/testicles
Testes (non-plural: testis; aka testicles): sperm-producing organs
Seminal vesicles: two sac-like structures in which sperm have been stored before mixing with fluids from prostate gland
Seminal ducts (vas deferens): narrow tubes that carry sperm from the testes
Prostate (gland): a fluid-producing gland
Urethra: narrow tube through which urine or semen passes through the penis
Penis: organ through which semen or urine flows
Semen: a thick fluid containing sperm
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Testes (non-plural: testis; aka testicles): sperm-producing organs
Seminal vesicles: two sac-like structures in which sperm have been stored before mixing with fluids from prostate gland
Seminal ducts (vas deferens): narrow tubes that carry sperm from the testes
Prostate (gland): a fluid-producing gland
Urethra: narrow tube through which urine or semen passes through the penis
Penis: organ through which semen or urine flows
Semen: a thick fluid containing sperm
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Both males and females also have a pituitary gland: a hormone-producing gland located at the base of the brain (very active during puberty).