Reproductive system

To produce life

gonads

Sex glands

Testes

ovaries

Produce male sex cells or sperm

Testosterone

scrotum

The sac suspended between two thighs and this is where the testes are housed

Helps mature the sperm and is responsible to secondary male sex characteristics.

produces body/ facial hair, muscles, and deep voices in men

Epididymus

where sperm goes after they develop in the seminiferous tubules

Ejaculatory ducts

2 short tubes that are formed from the union of the vas deferens and seminal vesicles

Vas deferens

Recieves sperm and fluid from edipidymus

seminal vesicles

two small pouch like tubes that have a glandular lining that produces a thick yellow fluid rich in sugar that produces nutrients for the sperm

prostate gland

donut shaped gland that produces on alkaline secretion that increases sperm motility and neutralizes the acidity in the vagina

cowpers gland

located under the prostate

secretes a mucus that serves as a lubricant or intercourse

urethra

carries both urine and semen

penis

external male organ that is responsible for depositing semen in the vagina and the elimination of urine

Diseases, and abnormal conditions

Epididymitis

Inflammation of the epididymus

orchitis

inflammation of the testes

prostatic hypertrophy

Enlargement of the prostate gland

prostate cancer

hard abnormal mass in prostate gland

testicular cancer

cancer of the testes

small almond shaped

attatched to uterus by ligaments

Fallopian tubes

two tubes, 5 inches long, attatched to the upper part of the uterus

uterus

hollow muscular organ pear shaped

3 layers

endometrium- inner layer

provides for the implantation of the fertilized ovum and help aid the development of the growing fetus

myometrium- middle layer

allows for expansion of the uterus during pregnancy and contracts to expel baby

perimetrium- outer layer

a serious membrane

Vagina

muscular tube that connects the cervix of the uterus to the outside of the body

Vulva

collective name for the external genital area

mons veneris

triangular pad of fat covered with hair

pubic area

labia majora

the two large folds of fatty tissue, enclose and protect the vagina

labia minora

two smaller, hairless folds

area of the vulva located on the inside

Breasts- mammary glands

Contains lobes that are separated into sections by connective tissue and fatty tissue

milk ducts

located in the tissue, to secrete milk after giving birth

Diseases and abnormal conditions

Breast tumors

cancer of the cervix or uterus

endometriosis

abnormal growth of the endometrial tissue outside of the uterus

ovarian cancer

PID

inflammation of the cervix, the endometrium, Fallopian tubes and at times, the ovaries.

PMS

a group of symptoms that appear 4-14 days prior to menstruation

AIDS

caused by HIV

Chlamydia

caused by several strains

gonorrhea

frequently called the clap, caused by gonoccus bacterium

herpes

A viral infection caused by the herpes simplex virus type II

Pubis lice

parasites that are usually transmitted sexually and can be spread by contact with clothing, bed linen, or other l=item that contain lice

syphilis

caused by spirochete bacterium

trichomonas vaginlis

caused by parasitic protozoan