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Reproductive SystemIt is the reproduction process that ensures the coming of the next generation, and this is how the world continues from one generation to another.
This process discriminates a living thing from a non-living thing. It is present in both the sexes-male as well as female. The female gamete, ovum or the egg combines with a male gamete or sperm to give birth to a new individual of their species. The presence of both the gametes is necessary for reproduction.
Certain character traits are also passed on to the next generation by the previous generation through genes. These genes are carriers of the father’s and mother’s gametes that give each child his or her own exclusive characteristics that distinguish the progeny from others.
However, both males and females have reproductive systems but their functioning differs from one another. A female reproductive system consists of two major parts – uterus and vagina.
These perform the role of containing the male sperm’s and ovaries generate the female ova. Vagina comes in contact with the vulva that consists of urethra, labia, and clitoris. Vagina is linked to uterus by way of cervix and uterus to ovaries through fallopian tubes. Sometimes ovaries discharge an ovum that goes from fallopian tube to the uterus.
If at the time of transition it comes in contact with the sperm, the sperm fuses with the egg and fertilizes it.
The process of fertilization usually takes place in the oviducts but it can also occur in the uterus. The zygote is then inserted into the uterus, where it initiates the process of morphogenesis and embryogenesis. When it has grown enough that it can survive in the exterior of the womb, the cervix widens and the narrowing of the uterus takes place.
Then it drives the fetus in the course of birth canal i.e. vagina.
The sperms are smaller than ova and are usually formed at the time of birth. Every month, the oogenesis process fully develops an ovum which is released in the fallopian tube that is linked to ovary for fertilization.
But if it remains unattended, the egg is discharged from the system by way of menstruation.
Distinct from female reproductive organs, male reproductive organs are present in both outside and inside the pelvis. The male reproductive system consists of the duct system that is made through vas deferens and epididymis, the penis, the accessory glands that has prostate gland and seminal vesicles, and the testicles.
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