REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM REVIEW THE MALE REPRODUCTIVE CELL IS PRODUCED IN THE 1) ______________. THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SEX CELL IS RELEASED FROM THE 2)___________.  WHEN THE MALE REPRODUCTIVE CELL THE 3)________________, IS UNITED WITH THE FEMALE REPRODUTIVE CELL THE 4)__________, THIS PROCESS IS CALLED 5)_______________________.  THIS TAKES PLACE IN THE 6)________________. THE 7)_____________________ ____________ IS THEN IMPLANTED IN THE FEMALES 8)_______________(THE WOMB), WHERE IT GRADUALLY GROWS AND IS NOURISHED.

Human Development

CHROMOSOMES THREADLIKE STRUCTURES THAT CARRY THE CODE OF INHERITED TRAITS. (HEIGHT, SKIN COLOR, ETC.)

What are Genes? THEY ARE THE BASIC UNIT OF HEREDITY.

THE HUMAN CELL CONTAINS 46 CHROMOSOMES. 23 FROM SPERM. 23 FROM THE EGG. 46 CHROMOSOMES TOTAL.

What is a cell? Cell is the basic unit of life.

WHAT IS AN EMBRYO? EMBRYO- FROM ONE WEEK OLD UNTIL THE EIGHTH WEEK OF PREGNANCY. OOCYTE – EGG WHEN RELEASED FROM OVARY. ZYGOTE – FERTILIZATION TO ONE WEEK.

FETUS FROM THE END OF THE EIGHTH WEEK OF PREGNANCY TO BIRTH.

Sonogram

3-D Sonogram

WHO DECIDES THE GENDER OF THE BABY? THE SPERM DECIDES THE GENDER OF THE BABY.

HERE IS HOW IT WORKS: THE FEMALE CELL (EGG) IS ALWAYS AN “X”. THE MALE CELL ( SPERM) IS EITHER AN “X” or “Y”.

Lets figure it out: X from female Y or X from male XX = female XY = male