Chapter-HUMAN REPRODUCTION
🌸 HUMAN REPRODUCTION – SHORT NOTES
1. Reproductive System (Male & Female)
Male Reproductive System
Testes → Produce sperm &
testosterone.
Epididymis → Sperm maturation
& storage.
Vas deferens → Transport of
sperms.
Seminal vesicles → Provide
fructose-rich seminal fluid (60%
of semen).
Prostate gland → Adds alkaline
fluid.
Bulbourethral glands →
Lubrication.
Penis → Organ for insemination.
Female Reproductive System
, Ovaries → Produce ovum,
estrogen, progesterone.
Fallopian tubes (ampulla =
fertilization site).
Uterus → Implantation & fetal
development.
Cervix → Opening of uterus.
Vagina → Birth canal &
copulation.
2. Gametogenesis
Spermatogenesis
Formation of sperm from
spermatogonia.
Occurs in seminiferous tubules.
Takes about 64 days.
Hormones: FSH,
Oogenesis
🌸 HUMAN REPRODUCTION – SHORT NOTES
1. Reproductive System (Male & Female)
Male Reproductive System
Testes → Produce sperm &
testosterone.
Epididymis → Sperm maturation
& storage.
Vas deferens → Transport of
sperms.
Seminal vesicles → Provide
fructose-rich seminal fluid (60%
of semen).
Prostate gland → Adds alkaline
fluid.
Bulbourethral glands →
Lubrication.
Penis → Organ for insemination.
Female Reproductive System
, Ovaries → Produce ovum,
estrogen, progesterone.
Fallopian tubes (ampulla =
fertilization site).
Uterus → Implantation & fetal
development.
Cervix → Opening of uterus.
Vagina → Birth canal &
copulation.
2. Gametogenesis
Spermatogenesis
Formation of sperm from
spermatogonia.
Occurs in seminiferous tubules.
Takes about 64 days.
Hormones: FSH,
Oogenesis
