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endocrine gland
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producs and releases chemical substances that signal changes in other parts of the body
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hormone
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chemical substance produced by an endocrine gland
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hypothalamus
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endocrine gland located in the brain
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pituitary gland
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pea sized endocrine gland in the brain
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puberty
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period of sexua development during which a person beomes sexully mature and physically able to reproduce
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sperm
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male reproductive cell
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fertilization
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sperm cell may join with an egg
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testes
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male reproductive glands
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testosterone
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affects the production of sperm and signals certain physical changes at puberty like growth of facial hair
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scrotum
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sac of skin the testicles are in
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penis
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external sexual organ
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semen
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mixture of sperm cells
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ejaculation
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ejection of semen from the penis
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infertility
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condition of being unable to reproduce
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menstual cycle
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produce one mature egg cell each month
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menopause
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ovaries slow down their hormone production and no longer release mature eggs
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fallopian tubes
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passageway that carry eggs away from the ovaries
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uterus
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hollw muscular pear shaped organ
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vagina
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birth canal
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pap smear
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sample of the cells is taken from the cervix and examined under a microscope
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mammogram
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x ray of the breast that can help detect breast cancer
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heredity
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passaging on of biological traits from parent to child
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chromosomes
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tiny structures found within cells that carry information about the characteristics you will inherit
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gene
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section of a chromosome that determies or affects a characteristic or trait
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genetic disorder
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abnormal condition that can be passed from parent to child
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