Week 6- Discussion Board 1

[Art Liebl]

In at least 250 words talk about the differences between male and female reproductive systems?  Respond to two fellow students by Monday.

[Yentel Mersoni]

The essential sex organ in the case of the male reproductive system is the testicle, which is located outside the abdomen and in the sac-like structure known as the scrotum. In the case of males, there is a common passageway for both semen and urine. In males, the reproductive system continues to function even in old age. Sperm are produced in the testicles. The number of sperm produced is in millions. Testosterone is the main sex hormone for men.

The essential sexual organ in women is the ovary. The ovaries are present in pairs within the female body in the lower abdominal region. In case of females, two separate openings are present, urethra and vagina. The urethra is related to the passage of urine and the vagina is related to reproduction. The reproductive system does not work for a lifetime. It works until menopause. Only one egg is produced each month. Estrogen and progesterone are the main hormones produced by the ovary.

[Karen Sousa]

This is very resourceful information and eye opening when I read it

[Yentel Mersoni]

Yentel Mersoni
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The essential sex organ in the case of the male reproductive system is the testicle, which is located outside the abdomen and in the sac-like structure known as the scrotum. In the case of males, there is a common passageway for both semen and urine. In males, the reproductive system continues to function even in old age. Sperm are produced in the testicles. The number of sperm produced is in millions. Testosterone is the main sex hormone for men.

The essential sexual organ in women is the ovary. The ovaries are present in pairs within the female body in the lower abdominal region. In case of females, two separate openings are present, urethra and vagina. The urethra is related to the passage of urine and the vagina is related to reproduction. The reproductive system does not work for a lifetime. It works until menopause. Only one egg is produced each month. Estrogen and progesterone are the main hormones produced by the ovary.

[Karen Sousa]

The reproductive system is a collection of both internal and external organs, in both males and females, working together to procreate. Males and Females have their own reproductive system and function differently.
The male reproductive system consists of two major parts: the testes (this is where the sperm is produced) and the penis. The penis and the urethra belong to both the urinary and reproductive system in males, whereas the testes are carried in an external pouch known as the scrotum (testicles). The testes is where they normally remain slightly cooler than body temp to facilitate sperm production.
The female reproductive system’s external structures include: the clitoris, labia, minora, labia majora, and Bartholin’s gland. The major internal organs in the female’s reproductive system are the vagina and uterus, which act as the receptacle for semen. The ovaries produces the female’s ova. The vagina connects to the uterus through cervix, while the fallopian tubes connect the uterus to the ovaries.
Fertilization happens if a sperm enters the fallopian tube and burrows into the egg. When this happens it forms an embryo (pregnancy)

[Alexandra Cumplido]

great job in summarizing these differences ladies. As you can see both male and female differ a lot in anatomy and structure. My advise to you is to become familiarized with not only the body parts but use this as a reference to explore what type of appointments both entail.
For example, for a female become familiarized with OBGYN appointments and terminology, mammograms, pregnancy well-visits, ultrasounds both vaginal and abdominal, birth control, menstruation and menapause. exploring areas like those and becoming well acquanted will help you when being faced with an encounter of those sorts and you are more prepared to interpret those terms. For males you can look into rectal exam for prostate issues and what that entails, disfunction, hairloss, testosterone etc.. you get the point. hope this helps you in branching out and learning more!

[Karen Sousa]

Thank you for the input and opening my eye to cover the whole reproductive system because male and female do have different systems and functions from one another.

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