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cervix
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lower portion of uterus, protects from infection
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cowper's gland
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provides pre-ejaculatory fluid to prevent the semen from coming in contact with urine
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ectopic pregnency
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when a fertalized egg attatches to a wall other than that of the uterus, usually in falopian tubes
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fertilization
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when an egg and one sperm combine, the egg is fertalized
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fsh
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made in pituitary, induces ovulation, makes sperm cells mature
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inguinal canal
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tube which the testes decend into the scrotum
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leydig cells
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in seminiferous tubules, make testosterone and other hormones
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LH
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in both M+F causes steroid production
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ovulation
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when an egg is released from an ovary
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prostate gland
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surrounds the top of the urethra, makes about a third of the seminal fluid
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seminal vesicle
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produces 2/3 seminal fluid
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seminiferous tubules
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site for meiosis,makes gametes and sperm, these are immature sperm
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