1. 7 th grade science NSMS - BURKE

3.  To pass genetic information from parent to offspring  To produce offspring

4.  To produce and secrete male sex hormone  Hormones from pituitary glands cause testes to produce testosterone. Physical changes Sperm production  To produce, maintain, and transport sperm

5.  Testicles – two small glands that produce sperm  Penis- male genital organ carrying the duct for the transfer of sperm during copulation  Sperm cell- male reproductive cell

6.  Produce female egg cells necessary for reproduction  Transport ova to site of fertilization  Produces female sex hormones that maintain reproductive cycles

7.  Ovary – glands that produce eggs and hormones  Uterus (womb) – hollow, homes the developing fetus  Vagina- the muscular tube leading from the external genitals to the cervix of the uterus in women  Egg cell- Female reproductive cell

8. OvariesOva Fallopian tube If sperm present Zygote in uterus Attach to uterine wall not present Cervix Menstruation

10. The Excretory System

11.  Removes solid, liquid, or gas waste from the body

12.  Excretory or excrete means to remove  There are many organs in the body that remove waste from your body.  List as many organs as you can that remove waste… Think about solids, liquids, and waste. (Hint there are 4 major organs)

13. Function  Lungs remove a gas from our body that is a waste product of the mitochondria after it makes energy.  Can you name the gas?  Carbon Dioxide

14.  Rectum is part of the digestive system Function  To remove solid waste from your body.  Feces is collected in the rectum until your body sends you the message to go. The feces is then pushed out of the anus.

15. kidneys Ureters urinary bladder urethra During the video listen for these questions. 1.What is the purpose of this system? 2.What does this system produce? Glands Vein Artery

16. Click on the graphic to watch a short video Function  To rid the body of liquid waste.  Urine

17.  Kidneys  blood enters the kidney and it filters out urea (nitrogen wastes), excess water, salts, acids which eventually travel out of the kidney as urine  Dark red, bean-shaped organ the size of your fist

18. Function  Stores urine until it is ready to be released through the urethra as urine