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 Part Eight - Animals: Form and Function 853

 42. Animal Reproduction 896

42.1 How Do Animals Reproduce Without Sex? 897
Budding and regeneration produce new individuals by mitosis 897
Parthenogenesis is the development of unfertilized eggs 898

42.2 How Do Animals Reproduce Sexually? 899
Gametogenesis produces eggs and sperm 899
Fertilization is the union of sperm and egg 901
Mating bring eggs and sperm together 903
A single body can function as both male and female 904
The evolution of vertebrate reproductive systems parallels the move to land 904
Reproductive systems are distinguished by where the embryo develops 905

42.3 How Do the Human Male and Female Reproductive Systems Work? 906

Male sex organs produce and deliver semen 906
Male sexual function is controlled by hormones 909
Female sex organs produce eggs, receive sperm, and nurture the embryo 909
The ovarian cycle produces a mature egg 910
The uterine cycle prepares an environment for the fertilized egg 911
Hormones control and coordinate the ovarian and uterine cycles 911
In pregnancy, hormones from the extraembryonic membranes take over 912
Childbirth is triggered by hormonal and mechanical stimuli 912

42.4 How Can Fertility Be Controlled and Sexual Health Maintained? 913

Human sexual responses have four phases 913
Humans use a variety of methods to control fertility 914
Reproductive technologies help solve problems of infertility 916
Sexual behavior transmits many disease organisms 917

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