ICSC Biology: Chapter 3 - Human Reproduction

Introduction

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• Subject: Human Reproduction
• Objective: The production of new organisms by living beings like themselves.

Importance of Reproduction

• Essential for the continuity of life.
• Without reproduction, species can become extinct.

Types of Reproduction

1. Asexual Reproduction

   • Formation of a new organism from a single parent.
   • Examples: Binary fission in bacteria, multiple fission in amoeba.

2. Sexual Reproduction

   • Involvement of two parents.
   • Fusion of male and female gametes in humans.

Examples of Asexual Reproduction

• Amoeba: Reproduction by binary fission and multiple fission.
• Hydra: Budding and regeneration.
• Starfish: Reproduction by regeneration.

Sexual Reproduction

• Involving two parents.
• Formation of male gametes (sperm) and female gametes (egg).

Male Gametes

• Sperm: Head, middle piece, tail.
  • Head: Acrosome and nucleus.
  • Middle Piece: Mitochondria, energy source.

Female Gametes

• Egg Cell: Nucleus and cytoplasm.

Human Reproductive System

Female Reproductive System

• Ovaries: Produce eggs.
• Fallopian Tubes: Pathway for the egg.
• Uterus: Development of the embryo.
• Vagina: Birth canal.

Male Reproductive System

• Testes: Produce sperm.
• Epididymis: Storage of sperm.
• Sperm Ducts: Pathway for sperm.
• Penis: Common passage for urine and semen.

Accessory Glands

• Seminal Vesicle: Activate sperm.
• Prostate Gland: Neutralizing acid.
• Cowper's Gland: Lubrication.

Reproductive Processes

Fertilization

• Fusion of male and female gametes.
• Occurs in the fallopian tube.

Implantation

• Attachment of the blastocyst to the uterine wall.
• Start of pregnancy.

Development and Birth

• Development of the embryo occurs in the uterus.
• Duration of pregnancy (term) is 280 days (9 months).
• Gestation period during pregnancy.

Conclusion

• Basics and processes of the human body's reproductive system.
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