The Mammalian Reproductive System, including film (Life’s Greatest Miracle) What

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The Mammalian Reproductive System, including film (Life’s Greatest Miracle)

What is gametogenesis, and how is it different in male and female humans?

Name and describe the functions of the main structures of the male and female reproductive systems.

Name all the hormones that regulate human reproduction and explain their relationships.

Describe how/when negative and positive feedback regulates male and female reproductive hormones.

Explain the major events during pregnancy, including the role of hCG. What hormones maintain pregnancy and stimulate the birth and lactation processes in the mother?

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The process of formation of gametes through meiosis in the gonads is known as gametogenesis .In animals different forms of gametogenesis are there

* Spermatogenesis (male)

*Oogenesis ( female)

Male reproductive system:

Testes: male reproductive organ where spermatogenesis takes place

Vas deference: it is known as sperm duct from testes the sperm moves through it

Penis: it is the ejaculatory organ and common passage for sperms and urine

Female reproductive system:

Ovaries: reproductive organ responsible for production of eggs in female .they secrete estrogen . production of egg is known as ovulation

Fallopian tube: Two tubes leading from the ovaries in to the uterus . Fertilisation takes place in the fallopian tube

Uterus: known as womb the development of baby takes place here

Cervix: the neck of uterus .it is the region through which male organ enter in to female body during coitus

Vagina: birth canal through it the foetus comes out of the body during delivery

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