Science 10F Unit 1

SEXUAL PHYSIOLOGY_________________________________________ S1-1-09: What parts make up the male and female sex systems and what is the function of each part?

THE MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

Must Both: _________________________________________________________________________

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Structure Function

Scrotum

Testes

Epididymis

Vas deferens

Urethra

Seminal vesicle/ Prostate Gland/Cowper’s Gland

Penis

A:

B:

C:

D:

E:

F:

G:

H:

I:

J:

Science 10F Unit 1MALE GAMETES

Hormone: _________________________________________________________________________

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Puberty and the Brain: __________________________in the brain

releases 2 hormones ( ___________) simultaneously that instruct body to grow/mature:

• stimulates testes to produce males sex hormone ____________________ which starts production of sperm

Testosterone is responsible for all male _______________________________________o Such as:

1. ______________________________________________________________ 2. _____________________________________________________________3. _____________________________________________________________4. ______________________________________________________________

FSH: Follicle Stimulating Hormone

LH: Luteinizing Hormone

Together instruct the body to grow & produce testosterone

Science 10F Unit 1THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

Must be able to: 1. ___________________________________________________2. ___________________________________________________3. ___________________________________________________

Structure Function

Ovaries

Fallopian Tubes

Uterus

Cervix

Vagina

***Remember: females don’t continue to make new eggs – at birth they have about 7 million, by puberty it is down to about 400,000***

A:

B:

C:

D:

E:

F:

G:

Science 10F Unit 1FEMALE GAMETES

The Follicle: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Puberty and the Brain:Pituitary gland releases 2 hormones separately: #1: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

#2: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Estrogen: ____________________________________________________________________

Estrogen & Progesterone: _______________________________________________________________________________

This “shell” releases hormones before

and after egg is released

Female Secondary Sex Characteristics:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Science 10F Unit 1