Human Reproductive System


 
 
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Human Reproductive System

Humans show sexual reproduction which involves two parents. Both females and males have special reproductive cells called gametes. The female gamete is usually called as ovum and the male gamete is called a sperm. The two gametes join or fuse during a process called fertilization. Organisms with male and female reproductive organs in different individuals are called as unisexual or dioecious. 

  • A special organ system called the reproductive system is responsible for carrying out the process of reproduction in humans.
  • In human beings there are special reproductive organs to make sperms and eggs : to bring together sperms and eggs for fertilisation and make a zygote : and for the growth and development of a zygote into a baby.
  • Male and Female

    Our father is a male and our mother is a female. We can also say that our father has male sex and our mother has female sex.

  • Now, our father is a man and our mother is a woman. This means that a man is male whereas a woman is female.
  • Thus, a man is said to have male sex and a woman is said to have female sex.
  • Just like us human beings other animals also have male and female sexes.
  • As we will learn after a while, being male or  female depends on the type of sex cells present in one's body.
  • An animal having male  sex cells called 'sperms' in its body is called male.
  • On the other hand, an animal having female sex cells called 'eggs' (or 'ova') in its body is called female.
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