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36 Cards in this Set
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estrogen
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a hormone that affects the femaile cycle and sex characteristics
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progesterone
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builds up lining in uterus
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FHS
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follicle stimulating hormone
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LH
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luteinizing hormone
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ovulation
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the expulsion of an ovum from the ovary
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fallopian tube
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tube through which the egg passes on its way to the uterus
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Amenorrhea
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medical name for missed menstrual period
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Cervix
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the narrow neck or entrance into the woman's uterus
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Clitoris
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A small and sensitive penis-like organ of the female located within the vagina. The seat of sexual stimulation
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Dysmenorrhea
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medical term for cramping or other
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Menopause
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the end of the ovulation and menstration cycle in women, usually between the ages of 45 and 55. "change of life"/"climatic"
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genitals
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another name for the sexual parts
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Anus
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the opening between the buttocks at the lower end of the large intestine, from which waste matter is expelled
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buttocks
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the part of the body you sit down on. the "backside"/"behind"
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Cervix
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the narrow neck or entrance into the woman's uterus
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Clitoris
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a small and sensitive bud-like organ of the female located in the vagina
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Fallopian tube
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the tube through wich the egg passes to get to the uterus
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genitalia
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external sex organs
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ovaries
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female sex glands in which eggs are formed
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Ovum
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(pl:ova) female egg
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urethra
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passageway that eliminates urine from the body
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vagina
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opening between the uterus and the vulva which recieves the penis, also the birth canal
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vulva
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external femal sex organs, two mounds containing the mons veneris, labia major, and labia minora, that leads to urethra , vagina, and clitoris
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womb
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see uterus(holds baby during devel0pment)
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testes/testicles
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sex glands that produces androgens, brings about physical changes
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scrotum
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holds testes, acts as a temperature regulator
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penis
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tube like part that hands down over the scrotum, it is the organ through which urine and semen flows through, it is inserted into the vagina
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prostate gland
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produces fluid that mixes with sperm to create semen
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seminal ducts(vas deferns)
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narrow tubves carry sperm from testes to urethra, the tube in the penis that leads to the outside
the passageway in which allows the sperm to move through the reproductive system |
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ejaculation
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when a muscle is tripped int the back of penis sending out milky fluid. the discharge of semen from the penis
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erotic
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sexually stimulating
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foreskin
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skin covering the glans, often cut away by sircumcision
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glans
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the very tip or head of the penis,
seat of sexual stimulation |
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epididymis
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stores matured sperm
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seminal vesicles
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helps produce the fluid that mixes with sperm to create semen
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bladder
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holds urine
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