About the Reproductive System

About the Reproductive System

10th Grade · Health · 45 min· Ngss Hs-ls1-4

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Learning Objective

Define the reproductive system and explain its role in human reproduction. • Label diagrams of male and female reproductive systems accurately. • Appreciate the importance of reproductive systems in human life.

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    The reproductive system includes sex organs and parts of the brain, enabling humans to reproduce by combining genetic material from a biological mother's egg and a biological father's sperm.

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    The male reproductive system includes the testes, which produce sperm, and the penis, which delivers sperm to the female.

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    The female reproductive system includes the ovaries, which produce eggs, the uterus, where a baby develops during pregnancy, and the breasts, which produce milk after birth.