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  2. Human reproductive system - Wikipedia

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    The male reproductive system is a series of organs located outside the body and around the pelvis region of a male that contribute towards the reproduction process. The primary direct function of the male reproductive system is to provide the male sperm for fertilization of the ovum. [3] The major reproductive organs of the male can be grouped ...

  3. Reproductive system - Wikipedia

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    The male reproductive system is a series of organs located outside of the body and around the pelvic region of a male that contribute towards the reproduction process. The primary direct function of the male reproductive system is to provide the male sperm for fertilization of the ovum.

  4. Human reproduction - Wikipedia

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    The female reproductive system likewise contains two main divisions: the external genitalia (the vulva) and the internal genitalia. The ovum meets with the sperm cell: a sperm may penetrate and merge with the egg, fertilizing it with the help of certain hydrolytic enzymes present in the acrosome.

  5. Female reproductive system - Wikipedia

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    The human female reproductive system is made up of the internal and external sex organs that function in the reproduction of new offspring. The reproductive system is immature at birth and develops at puberty to be able to release matured ova from the ovaries , facilitate their fertilization , and create a protective environment for the ...

  6. Reproductive biology - Wikipedia

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    The female reproductive system includes the structures involved in ovulation, fertilization, development of an embryo, and birth. [3] Human female reproductive structures. These structures include: Ovaries; Oviducts; Uterus; Vagina; Mammary Glands; Estrogen is one of the sexual reproductive hormones that aid in the sexual reproductive system of ...

  7. Male reproductive system - Wikipedia

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    The embryonic and prenatal development of the male reproductive system is the process whereby the reproductive organs grow, mature and are established. It begins with a single fertilized egg and culminates 38 weeks later with the birth of a male child. It is a part of the stages of sexual differentiation. The development of the male ...

  8. Epididymis - Wikipedia

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    It connects the testicle to the vas deferens in the male reproductive system. The epididymis serves as an interconnection between the multiple efferent ducts at the rear of a testicle (proximally), and the vas deferens (distally). Its primary function is the storage, maturation and transport of sperm cells.

  9. Uterus - Wikipedia

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    The primary reproductive function of the human uterus is to prepare for the implantation of a zygote, a fertilized ovum, and maintenance of pregnancy if implantation occurs. [22] Traveling along the fallopian tube on its way to the uterine cavity, the zygote divides mitotically to become a blastocyst , which ultimately attaches to the uterine ...