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32 Cards in this Set
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testies |
the primary male reproductive organs, which produce sperm and male sex hormones |
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scrotum |
a skin pouch within which the testes are located |
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seminiferous tubule |
one of the tiny tubes that produces sperm within the testes |
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semen |
the fluid that contains sperm |
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epididymis |
a coiled tube on the outer surface of each testis that stores sperm |
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vas deferens |
the tube which carries the sperm from the testes to the urethra |
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prostate gland |
a structure that produces a portion of the semen |
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bulbourethral gland |
one of the paired structures beneath the prostate gland that contributes a neutralizing alkaline substance to the semen as it flows through the urethra |
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penis |
the organ that transfers sperm from male to female in humans and many vertebrates |
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ovary |
in animals and humans, the primary sexual reproductive organ in females |
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follicle |
a small sac-like structure in the ovary that encloses an immature ovum |
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oviduct |
fallopian tube |
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uterus |
a reproductive organ for storing ova until they are ertilizied are laid |
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cervix |
the neck of the uterus where it narrows and joins the vagina |
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endometrium |
the lining of the uterus |
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vagina |
the elastic canal that leads from the outside of the body to the cervix of the uterus |
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ovarian cycle |
the process by which the ovary prepares and releases an ovum |
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ovulation |
the release of ova from the ovary |
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corpus luteum |
the structure formed in the follicle of the ovary after ovulation |
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menstrual cycle |
the process by which the uterine lining is prepared to receive an embryo |
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menstruation |
he time during which the uterine lining is shed |
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menopause |
the point in a woman's life when the ovarian and menstrual cycles cease |
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embryology |
the study of the development of the embryo |
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cleavage |
a series of cell divisions in the development of an embryo during which the zygote forms a multicellular mass |
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blastocyst |
a fluid filled sphere of embryonic cells |
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implantation |
the process whereby the tiny embryo attaches to the uterine wall and forms the placenta |
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placenta |
in animals and humans, the structure that consists of a portion of the uterine wall and chorion of the embryo |
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fetus |
the term applied to an embryo |
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labor |
the period immediately preceding the birth of a baby during which contractions expel the child from the uterus through the birth canal |
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sexually transmitted disease (STD) |
a contagious disease spread by sexual contact with an infected person |
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abortion |
the killing of an unborn child |
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euthanasia |
the act of ending a person's life to relieve him from suffering |
