The reproductive system is essential in that it allows for the continuation of the human species.  This system is different in both males and females. 

The role of the male’s reproductive system is to manufacture sperm and then to deliver them to the female’s reproductive tract where fertilization may occur.  The role of the female’s reproductive system is to accept the males sperm and carry it to an egg to be fertilized.  If fertilization occurs the female reproductive system is designed to nurture and care for the cell that will soon grow into a baby.

     The sperm is produced in the males testis and then travels through a series of ducts to reach the exterior of the body.  The eggs are produced in the ovary of a female.  When a egg is to be expelled or ovulated a "blister" forms on the ovary.  When the “blister” bursts the egg is collected by the ends of the fallopian tubes and travels through them where it can be fertilized by a single sperm.

     If an egg is fertilized it travels down into the uterus and embeds in the wall.  There it divides rapidly and the cells begin to specialize into the different organs of a pregnancy.  Some of the cells form the amniotic sac while some form the placenta and the umbilical cord.  Only a small number of these cells will eventually form the fetus.

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