Reproductive+System+KR+HW

=Reproductive System=

Keaton Rye
During and after Puberty.
 * (1) When is an individual capable of producing children?**

The testes.
 * (2) Where are sperm produced?**

The ovaries.
 * (3) Where are eggs produced?**

The mother gives 23 chromosomes
 * (4) How many chromosomes does the mother contribute via the egg to the new individual?**



The father gives 23 chromosomes.
 * (5) How many chromosomes does the father contributed via the sperm to the new individual?**

The **testes,** the **epidymis**, the **seminal vesicles**, the **prostate gland**, and the **bulbourethral glands.**
 * (6) What male structures are involved in the making of seminal fluid?**

The main structure involved in making sperm are the **testes**, that is where sperm in produced within the **epidymis**.
 * (7) Describe the cells and structures involved in making mature sperm.**

The GnRH stimulates the anterior pituitary to secrete the gonadotropic hormons. The gonadotropic hormones stimulate hair growth and controls the production of the testosterone. Testosterone creates greater muscle development, which helps develops male reproductive organs.
 * (8) Which hormones control the male reproductive cycle? Describe the function of each.**


 * (9) Describe the function of the ovaries, oviducts, uterus, cervix, and vagina.**
 * ovaries**::produce eggs and female sex hormones
 * oviducts**: the egg is moved
 * uterus**: carry's the fetus
 * cervix**: does nothing, but contains the opening for the uterus
 * vagina**: canal for menstrual flow.

Estrogen**: creates secondary female development such as hair
 * (10) Which hormones control the female reproductive cycle? Describe the function of each.
 * Progesterone**: is responsible for breast development.