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30 Cards in this Set
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Hormone
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chemicals released in one part of the body that travel through the bloodstream and affect the activates of cells in other parts of the body
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Target cell
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cells that have receptors for a particular hormone
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Exocrine glands
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release their secretions, through tube like structures called ducts, directly to the organs that use them
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Prostaglandins
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hormone-like substances produced by all the cells except red blood cells
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Pituitary gland
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a bean-sized structure that dangles on the slender stalk of tissue at the base of the skull
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Diabetes mellitus
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when the pancreas fails to produce or properly use insulin
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Ovaries
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female gonads; produces eggs
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Testes
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male gonads; produces sperm
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Puberty
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a period of rapid growth and sexual maturation during which the reproductive system becomes fully functional
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Scrotum
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the testes descend through a canal into an external sac
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Seminiferous tubules
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clusters of hundreds of tiny tubules within each testis
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Epididymis
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sperm produced in Seminiferous tubles are moved into the Epididymis
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Vas deferens
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from the Epididymis that where the sperm is moved into a tube
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Urethra
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tube that carries from the bladder and releases it from the body; in males, the tube through which semen is released form the body
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Penis
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external male reproductive organ
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Zygote
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a fertilized egg
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Implantation
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where wmbryo sectetes enzymes that digest a path into the soft tissue
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Defferentiation
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process in which cells become specialized in structure and function
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Gastrutation
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process of cell migration by which a third layer of cells is formed wighin the cavity of a blastocyst
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Neurulation
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the developmen of the nervous system
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Placenta
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chorionic villi and uterine lingin form a cital organ
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Fetus
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eight weeks of development, of the embryo
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Follicles
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clusters fo cells surrounding a single egg
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Ovulation
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when a follicle has completely matured, its egg is released
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Fallopian tubes
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name given to a follicle after ovulation because of its yellow color
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Vagina
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the female structures of the reproductive system
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Menstrual Cycle
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cycle where the egg develops and is released from an ovary
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Corpus luteum
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name given to a follicle after ovulation because of its yellow color
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Menstruation
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phase of the menstrual cycle during which the lining of the uterus, along with blood and the unfertilized egg, is discharged through the vagina
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Sexually transmitted diseases
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diseases that are spread from one person to another during sexual contact
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