HU M A N R E P R O D U C T I V E

S Y S TE M
WHAT IS THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM?
The reproductive system is also called the Genital system.

• it is the biological system made up of all anatomical

organs involved in sexual reproduction
 Eggcells/ ovum

• Produce male • Produce female

gametes. gametes.
• Transfer them
• Receives male gametes.
to the female.
• Carries the baby throughout
its development.
 EXTERNAL STRUCTURES

Penis
- Deposits the sperm into
the vagina during mating
 SCROTUM

The bag of skin that holds

and helps to protect the
testicles.
 • Produce sperm
• Also known as testicles
and gonads

• Also part of endocrine

• Carries sperm and urine
out of the body
VAS DEFERENS
- Transports mature
sperm to the urethra

EPIDIDYMIS
- A long, coiled tube
that rests on the
backside of each
testicle.
- Sperm mature in
epididymis
 GLANDS
A gland is an organ which produces
and releases substances that perform
a specific function in the body.

Seminal vesicles
- Attached to vas deferens- produce
a sugar rich fluid that provides
energy to sperm
 GLANDS
Prostate Gland
- Secretes a slightly
alkaline milky fluid
that is discharged
as part of the semen
 GLANDS
Bulbourethral Gland
- Aka Cowpers gland

- It secretes a thick
and clean mucus
that lubricates and
neutralizes the any
trace of acidic urine
in the urethra
 Passage from ovary to uterus; site of
fertilization

• Site of oogenesis; produces

Site of egg hormones estrogen and
implementation; progesterone
embryo development

Picks up
the ovum
Muscular opening of the uterus
from the
Nourishes the
ovary
embryo; sheds
during menstruation

Entrance of the penis,

Also called the birth canal
 • Females have 2 ovaries, which
alternate each month to produce
an egg/ovum

• Ovaries contain – 400,000 egg

cells, but only – 400 actually
mature between the ages of 12-50