Human Reproduction (Junior Cert Science): Flashcards
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Sexual reproduction requirement
Sexual reproduction requirement
Two parents needed to produce offspring
Gametes
Gametes
Sex cells containing genetic info (egg and sperm)
Fertilisation
Fertilisation
Egg and sperm join together to form a zygote
Function of testes
Function of testes
Produce sperm and testosterone hormone
Function of ovaries
Function of ovaries
Produce eggs and oestrogen hormone
Where fertilisation occurs
Where fertilisation occurs
In the fallopian tube
Typical menstrual cycle length
Typical menstrual cycle length
Approximately days
When ovulation occurs
When ovulation occurs
Around day of the cycle
Fertile period timing
Fertile period timing
Days to of the menstrual cycle
Zygote
Zygote
Single cell formed when egg and sperm nuclei fuse