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33 Cards in this Set
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Function 1 of female reproductive organs |
Produce & maintain female sex cells |
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Function 2 of female reproductive organs |
Transport to site of fertilization |
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Function 3 of female reproductive organs |
Produce sex hormones |
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Function 4 of female reproductive organs |
Provide good environment for development |
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Function 5 of female reproductive organs |
Move off spring to outside |
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Ovaries |
Produce oocytes & sex hormones |
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Uterus |
Holds and nourishes embryo |
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Fallopian tubes |
Eggs travel from the ovaries to the uterus |
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Cervix |
the lower end of the uterus |
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Endometrium |
mucous membrane lining the uterus, which thickens during the menstrual cycle in preparation for possible implantation of an embryo. |
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Endometriosis |
A disorder in which tissue that normally lines the uterus grows outside the uterus. |
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Myometrium |
the middle layer of the uterine wall, consisting mainly of uterine smooth muscle cells |
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Perimetrium |
is the outer serosa layer of the uterus |
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Vagina function 1 |
Ovulation |
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Vagina function 2 |
A cozy place for babies |
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Labia major |
the larger outer folds of the vulva |
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Labia minor |
The smaller inner folds of the vulva |
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Clitoris |
a small sensitive and erectile part of the female genitals at the anterior end of the vulva. |
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Andr |
Man |
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Vas deferens |
the duct that conveys sperm from the testicle to the urethra |
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Urethra |
the duct by which urine is conveyed out of the body from the bladder, and which in male vertebrates also conveys semen. |
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Epididymis |
a highly convoluted duct behind the testis, along which sperm passes to the vas deferens. |
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Testes |
essential organs of the male reproductive system glands where sperm and testosterone are produced |
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Seminiferous tubules |
within the testes, and are the specific location of meiosis, and the subsequent creation of male gametes |
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Prostate |
The prostate is a walnut-sized gland located between the bladder and the penis |
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Seminal Vesicle |
each of a pair of glands that open into the vas deferens near its junction with the urethra and secrete many of the components of semen |
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Bulbourethral glands |
Neutralizes pH |
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Male reproductive organs |
Testes & the penis |
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Semen |
Made of sperm cells |
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Follic |
Small bag |
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Labi |
Lip |
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Mens |
Month |
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Puber |
Adult |
