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25 Cards in this Set
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ADOLESCENCE
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A time of growth and change (starting between ages 11 and 15).
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HORMONES
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Chemical substances, produced by glands, which help to regulate the way your body functions.
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PUBERTY
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The time when you start to develop certain physical characteristics f adults of your own gender.
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ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
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Glands throughout your body that regulate body functions,
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GLAND
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A group of cells or an organ that produces a chemical substance.
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REPRODUCTION
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Process by which living organisms produce new individuals of their kind.
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REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
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Body organs and structures that make possible the production of offspring.
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SPERM
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The male reproductive cells.
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SEMEN
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The mixture of sperm and fluids.
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ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
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Glands throughout your body that regulate body functions.
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EPINEPHRINE
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Adrenaline
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PITUITARY GLAND
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This gland produces several hormones that control other glands.
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HERNIA
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A part of the intestine pushes into the groin.
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STERILITY
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Being unable to produce healthy sperm in order to reproduce.
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TESTICULAR CANCER
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Cancer of the testes
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FERTILIZATION
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The joining of a male sperm cell and a female egg cell to form a new human life.
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MENSTRUATION
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The flow of the uterine lining material from the body.
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OVARIES
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The two female reproductive glands.
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UTERUS
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Womb
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GYNECOLOGIST
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A Doctor who specializes in the female reproductive system.
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PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME 9PMS0
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Physical and emotional changes before menstruation.
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TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME
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Bacterial infection linked to tampon use.
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INFERTILITY
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Unable to produce children.
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VAGINITIS
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Infection of the vagina.
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CANCER
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Cancer of the breasts, ovaries, uterus or cervix.
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