reproductive systems

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1. The organs and glands in the body that aid in the production of new individuals (reproduction). In the male, sperm are produced in the testes and conveyed to the female in a fluid called semen, which passes out of the body through the penis. Other parts of the male reproductive system include the prostate gland, the scrotum, and the urethra. In the female, the eggs, or ova are produced in the ovaries and released during ovulation into the fallopian tubes about halfway through the menstrual cycle. If fertilization occurs, the resulting zygote travels down the fallopian tube to the uterus, where it implants and continues development. If the ovum is not fertilized, it continues its journey toward the uterus, where it degenerates and is released in the menstrual flow through the vagina during menstruation.

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Example Sentences

Long-term health effects include a variety of cancers, including liver cancer and lung cancer, and damage to the nervous, immune and reproductive systems.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2024

Tests have also confirmed liver and cell damage and disruptions to reproductive systems, prompting some species, such as oysters, to produce fewer eggs.

From National Geographic • Feb. 21, 2024

Around one third of these chemicals are known to be toxic to human's immune, nervous or reproductive systems.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023

Instead the research suggests that menopause may simply be a feature of mammalian reproductive systems that emerges if such an animal lives long enough.

From Scientific American • Oct. 26, 2023

Stated in another form this suggestion enables us to regard many, if not most, species as the records of variations in the reproductive systems of their ancestors.

From Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol 3 of 3) Post-Darwinian Questions: Isolation and Physiological Selection by Romanes, George John