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Sexual Reproduction Part 1
Sexual Reproduction Part 1
Sexual Reproduction Part 1
Overview
• Structure and Function of the Male and Female reproduction system
• Structure of Male and Female gamete cell
• Development of gamete cells
• Fertilization
• Menstrual Cycle
What is Sexual Reproduction?
• Sexual Reproduction is the process in which the gamete cell of a male
and female fuses and creates a new offspring.
Why is Reproduction Important?
• This process is important because it ensures the survival of a species
by replenishing its population and allows genes that influence traits of
that species to be passed down through generations.
How does Sexual Reproduction occur?
• Sexual reproduction involves the union of specialized male and female
sex cells called gamete cells.
• These sex cell are first created in the male and female sexual
reproductive systems and then later fused with one another after
intercourse.
Male Reproductive System
Parts of the Male Reproductive system
• Testes: Produces Sperm Cell and Testosterone.
• Epididymis: Store sperm cells and mature them.
• Sperm Duct: Delivers sperm cell from testes to the urethra
• Prostate Gland and Seminal Vesicle & Vas Deferens
• Creates a fluid that helps deliver the sperm cells. This mixture together is called
Semen.
• Urethra: A tube found in the penis that expels semen during copulation
(or urine during excretion)
• Penis: Becomes erect during intercourse and deposits semen during
reproduction.
Sperm Cell Structure
Sperm Cell Structure
• Consists of a Head, neck and a Tail
• The tail helps the sperm cell to swim towards the egg
Gamete Production- Meiosis
• All gamete cells are created by a special process called Meiosis.
• Meiosis is a special type of cell division used to create sperm and egg
cells.
• It Ensures Genetic variation
• The creation of a haploid nucleus
Gamete Production- Sperm Cell
• Sperm cells are created in the Testes of males in tiny structure called
seminiferous tubules. These tubules contain Spermatogonia cells which
undergoes meiosis to form spermatozoa ( Sperm Cells). This process is
called Spermatogenesis.
• One Spermatogonium cell creates four sperm cells. These sperm cells
are stored in the epididymis.
• During Meiosis One parent cell undergoes cell division twice. Creating
Parent Cell
four daughter Cells.
Daughter Cells
Gamete Production: Egg cell
• Oogenesis follows a similar pattern to this however there are few
unique distinctions.
Oogonium
Ootid
• The Graffian Follicle becomes a corpus lutem which stimulates the ovary to
create the hormone progesterone.
• This hormone works along with estrogen to regulate the menstrual cycle.