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32 Cards in this Set
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Tunica Albuginea |
surrounds each testis |
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Follicle |
structure in an ovary consisting of a developing egg surrounded by follicle cells |
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Semen |
fluid mixture produced by male reproductive structures; contains sperm, nutrients, and mucus |
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Seminiferous tubules |
highly convoluted tubes within the testes that form sperm |
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Endometrium |
the mucous membrane lining of the uterus |
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Vulva |
female external genitalia |
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Areola |
the circular, pigmented area surrounding the nipple |
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Cystitis |
an inflammation of the urinary bladder |
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Acrosome |
an enzyme-containing structure covering the nucleus of the sperm |
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Lactation |
the production and secretion of milk |
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Penis |
the male organ of copulation and urination |
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Epididymis |
the portion of the male duct system in which sperm mature. Empties into the ductus, vas, or deferens |
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Estrogens |
hormones that stimulate female secondary sex characteristics; female sex hormones |
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Amnion |
the fetal membrane that forms a fluid-filled sac around the embryo |
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Oogenesis |
a structure bearing arteries and veins connecting the placenta and the fetus |
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Mons Pubis |
the fatty eminence over the pubic symphysis in the female |
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Cervix |
the inferior neck-like portion of the uterus leading to the vagina |
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Myometrium |
the thick uterine musculature |
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Hypertrophy |
an increase in the size of a tissue or organ independent of the body's general growth |
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Vesicular Follicle |
a mature ovarian follicle |
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Cryptorchidism |
a developmental defect in which one or both testes fail to descend into the scrotum |
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Chorion |
the outermost fetal membrane; helps form the placenta |
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Testosterone |
male sex hormone produced by the testes; during puberty promotes virilization and is necessary to form sperm production |
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Zygote |
the fertilized ovum; produced by union of two gametes |
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Testis |
the male primary sex organ that produces sperm |
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Fundus |
the base of an organ; that part farthest from the distal opening of the organ |
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Blastocyst |
a stage of early embryonic development |
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Ovulation |
the release of an ovum (or oocyte) from the ovary |
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Meiosis |
the two successive cell divisions in gamete formation producing nuclei with half the full number of chromosomes (haploid) |
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Perineum |
region extending from the anus to the scrotum in males and from the anus to the vulva in females |
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Ovarian Cycle |
the monthly cycle of follicle development, ovulation, and corpus luteum formation in an ovary |
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Cleavage |
early embryonic phase consisting of rapid cell divisions without intervening growth periods |
