Reproductive+Notes+PK


 * Male Reproductive Hormones**: Testosterone made in the testes which are in the scrotum. Testes cells have testosterone receptors. Male starts making testosterone during puberty. Male keeps making testosterone until he dies. The signal is to make sperm. The signal is a daily signal.


 * Female Reproductive Hormones**: Made in the ovaries (in addition ovaries have estrogen receptors). The signal is to mature an egg. Estrogen is not released until puberty and ends at menopause. Usually around for two weeks during the menstrual cycle. Progesteroneis made in the ovaries by the empty egg sac. Progesterone is make from puberty until menopause and it is released the last two weeks of the menstrual cycle. Progesterone receptorsare found in the womb (uterus) and keeps the lining of the uterus thick.

Male Reproductive Organs: Sperm Pathway: Testes - Epididymis (sperm training pool) - vas deferens - urethra

Female Reproductive Organs: Vagina - Uterus - Fallopian tubes (oviducts)