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kidneys
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bean-shaped organs on either side of the back of the abdominal cavity
-filter wastes and toxins (through nephrons), removes from blood and excretes them as urine -osmotic regulation- keeps water and salt balanced -functional unit=a nephron - |
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allantoic stalk
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in the fetus, removes urine from the bladder and takes it to the placenta
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urethra
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removes urine from bladder (post-fetal)
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ovaries
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where eggs produced
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ovulation
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release of egg cell from the ovary
-egg travels from UTERINE TUBE to the UTERUS --see manual p. 147 |
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uterus
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the womb
-accepts a fertilized ovum and it grows here |
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ductus (vas) deferens
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sperm cells move through here from epididymis to urethra
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epididymis
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tissue surrounding the testes
-collect sperm cells |
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seminal vesicles
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secrete most of liquid that becomes semen
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