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29 Cards in this Set
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abstinence
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the conscious decision not to participate in sexual activity
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seminal vesicles
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adds a sugary fluid to semen to nourish sperm
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vas deferens
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the tube that transports sperm to nourish the tesicles
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puberty
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change in one's body usually begins at the age of 12 and 13
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ejaculation
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when the semen leaves the penis during orgasm
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testosterone
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a male hormone
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semen
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sperm and 3 other fluids that is ejaculated from the penis
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fetus
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last 7 months of development in the uterus
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embryo
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first 2 months of development in the uterus
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erection
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when the penis becomes hard and engorged with blood
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fertilization
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when the sperm joins the egg cell
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prostate glands
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adds chemical fluid to the semen to help in motility
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ovaries
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glands the produce hormones and egg cells
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egg cells
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cells are produced in the ovaries and used for fertilization
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placenta
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organ that nourishes the fetus
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sperm cell
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cells produced in the testes
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testes
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organs that produce sperm cell and testosterone
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scrotum
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sac that protects and regulates the temperature of the testes
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vagina
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female organ of intercourse and birth canal
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fallopian tubes
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transports eggs as well as where fertilization takes place
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estrogen and progesterone
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female hormones
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uterus
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houses the fetus during pregnancy
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labia
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folds of skin outside the vagina
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epididymis
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stores and matures sperm cells
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urethra
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brings urine and semen out of the male and urine from the female
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clitoris
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female erectile tissue between labia
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penis
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male reproductive organ
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cervix
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narrow end of the uterus. dilates to 10c to allow a baby to be born. common site of cancer in women
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semen
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sperm and seminal fluid and postulate fluid
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