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puberty
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A set of physical changes that happen to boys and girls starting around the age 8
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Genitals
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The male and female reproductive organs that are on the outside of the body
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Hormones
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Chemicals released by the brain that control the changes cause by puberty
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Pituitary
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Gland near the brain that releases hormones into the body
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Testes
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The male reproductive glands
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Ovaries
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The female reproductive glands
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testosterone
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Hormone that causes boys to develop sexually
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estrogen
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Hormone that causes girls to develop sexually
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scrotum
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A pouch of skin that holds the testicles
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sperm
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The male reproductive cell
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egg/ovum
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The female reproductive cell
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urethra
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tube inside the penis that carries urine and semen to the outside of the body
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semen
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made with sperm mixed with fluids
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ejaculation/wet dream
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Happens when muscles around the male genitals cause semen to leave the penis
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Fallopian tube
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carries an egg from the ovary to the uterus
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fetus
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Develops into a baby as it grows in the uterus
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uterus/womb
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muscular organ that holds the fetus and pushes the baby out the body during childbirth
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vagina
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the passage that leads form the uterus to the outside of the body
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menstruation
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A monthly discharge of fluid from the uterus in females who are NOT pregnant
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acne
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Happens when oil and dirt back up in the pores and bacteria begins to grow
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