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13 Cards in this Set
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Ovaries
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organs in which egg cells and hormones are produced
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Follicle
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a cluster of cells that surround, protect and nourish a developing egg cell
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Uterus
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a hollow, muscular organ with thick walls roughly the size and shape of a pear-contains and protects the developing baby
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Cervix
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connects the uterus to the vagina
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Vagina
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a flexible thin walled organ that receives the penis and the sperm during intercourse-birth canal by which the baby exits during birth
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Testes
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sperm cell begins their development here –male reproductive organ that produces sperm and hormones
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Scrotum
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sac like structure that houses the testes outside of the abdomen
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Epididymis
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a long, thin, coiled tube attached to each testes-place where sperm matures and is stored
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Semen
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the fluids along with sperm cells –emitted during the process of ejaculation
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Vas deferens
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tube that conveys sperm between the epididymis and the urethra
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Penis
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male reproductive organ, also containing the urethra, and functions in eliminating urine from the body.
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Ovulation
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release of a secondary oocyte from an ovarian follicle
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Ovum
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the mature egg cell with a haploid nucleus that is capable of fusing with a sperm nucleus
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