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29 Cards in this Set
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produces and releases chemical substances that signal changes in other parts of the body
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endocrine gland
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chemical substance produced by an endocrine glans
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hormone
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and endocrine gland located in the brain
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hypothalamus
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controls many of the bodily functions
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pituitary gland
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a period of sexual development in which a person becomes sexually mature and physically able to reproduce
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puberty
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male reproductive cells
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sperm
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male reproductive glands
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testes
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affects the production of sperm and signals certain physical changes at puberty
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testosterone
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sack of skin thats hold the testes
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scrotum
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external male sexual organ
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penis
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a combination of sperm and other liquids
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semen
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ejection of semen from the penis
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ejaculation
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when a person is unable to reproduce
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infertility
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female reproductive cells
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ova
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reproductive glands in which eggs are produced
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ovaries
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activates certain changes in females during puberty
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estrogen
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changes a woman's reproductive system before and during pregnancy
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progesterone
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when one egg is released from the ovaries each month
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ovulation
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carry egg from ovaries to uterus
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fallopian tubes
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a hollow muscular pear shaped organ in which a egg settles when it is fertilized
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uterus
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also called the birth canal
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vagina
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the cycle of egg releasing
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menstrual cycle
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when the ovaries slow down their hormone production and dont release mature eggs
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menopause
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when a sample of cells is taken from the cervix
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pap smear
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used to check for breast cancer
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mammogram
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traits passed from parent to child
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heredity
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carry hereditary characteristics
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chromosomes
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a section of a chromosome that determines a trait
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gene
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and abnormal condition passed from parent to child
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genetic disorder
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