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The start of menses for a woman is called....
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menarche
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The end of menses for a woman is called....
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menopause
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Another name for "periods" for a woman is...
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menses
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Absence of menses is...
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amenorrhea
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Painful menses is...
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dysmenorrhea
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Release of egg from follicle is called....
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ovulation
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Event at approximately day 14 of a woman's monthly cycle is called...
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ovulation
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At the point where there is a spike in FSH & LH and a drop to lowest temperature in a woman's cycle is called...
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ovulation
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The order of events for ejaculation of sperm is from e_____ thru ___ ___ & past s___ ___ & through ____ and past c__ ____ and then ejected from penile urethra and meatus.
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epididymis -- vas deferens --- seminal vesicle
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The things in the ovaries that contain the eggs and help them grow are called....
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follicles
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The opening to a Fallopian tube is the...
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fimbria
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Removal of the prepuce is called....
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circumcision
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Another name for the prepuce is the....
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foreskin
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The nerve-packed locations of males and females that generate the pleasurable sensations are, respectively, the....
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glans
clitoris |
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A temporary covering at the opening of the vagina, often broken at first intercourse, is the...
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hymen
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A cheesy looking substance secreted by the skin within the prepuce of the penis, and can harbor bacteria, is....
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smegma
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The lubricant that is added to penile emissions to make coitus more pleasurable is added to semen from the ____ gland.
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Cowper's
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Other words for intercourse are ___ & ____.
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copulation
coitus |
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The process of an erection "deflating" is called....
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detumescence
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An erection that never undergoes detumescence is called....
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priapism
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The inability to achieve an erection is called...
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impotence
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The release of milk by the mammary glands is called...
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lactation
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Male sterilization that involves cutting and tying the vas deferens is called...
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vasectomy
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Female sterilization that involves cutting and tying the Fallopian tubes is called....
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tubal ligation
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Convoluted tubules in the testes where spermatozoa mature are called....
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seminiferous tubules
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Sperm that are ready to be ejected on their way are stored in the.....
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epididymis
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Inflammation of an ovary is called....
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oophoritis
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The two main chambers on the anterior side of the penis that become engorged with blood to achieve an erection are called the .....
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corpora cavernosa
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The blood engorging chamber on the posterior side of the penis and surrounding the penile urethra is the.....
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corporus spongiosum
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The brown skin, nerve-packed area surround a nipple is the.....
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areola
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The making of eggs is referred to as....
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oogenesis
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The making of sperm is referred to as...
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spermatogenesis
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The muscle that moves testes up and down for temperature regulation is the.....
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cremaster muscle
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The male gland that add antibiotics to the urethra to prevent infections is the.....
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prostate gland
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The lubrication emitting gland in the female near the vaginal entrance is the ....
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Bartholin's gland
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The muscles that change the size of the scrotum are the....
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Dartos muscles
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Sugars, prostaglandins, and fibrinogen are added in a liquid medium to the sperm, and make up the bulk of semen, come from the ___ ____
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seminal vesicle
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FSH stands for ____ and does what?
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Follicle stimulating hormone
Stimulates the production of the follicle that ultimately releases an egg |
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The inferior portion of the uterus that projects into the vagina and through which sperm must travel is the....
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cervix
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The hormone which causes a thickening of the endometrium to prepare the body for pregnancy is ....
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progesterone
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The principal hormone secreted by the corpus luteum is ...
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progesterone
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The hormone that initiates oogenesis is ....
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FSH
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The hormone that initiates ovulation is.....
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LH
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During pregnancy, the levels of estrogen and progesterone remain quite high to inhibit the release of which hormone?
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FSH
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LH stands for ....
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Luteinizing hormone
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In the mammary glands, milk production occurs in the .....
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lobules
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Implantation of the embryo in the uterus typically occurs ____ days after fertilization.
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6-7
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Male gametes are called ____ and they have the ____ number of chromosomes on board.
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sperm
haploid |
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Cell division that results in gametes is....
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meiosis
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When sperm and egg fuse together, the resulting single cell is now called a ....
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zygote
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For the first two months after fertilization, we refer to the growing baby as an....
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embryo
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After the first two months a baby has been growing, we call it a....
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fetus
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Basic organs of a growing baby start to appear in the ____ trimester.
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first
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A period of rapid fetal growth in which all organs are formed occurs in the ____ trimester.
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third
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Development of organs to near completion and the "human look" occur in the ____ trimester
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second
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Common STDs that infect men & women are t___ & c____.
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trichomoniasis
chlamydia |
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Chlamydia can lead to a very serious condition called ___ ___ ___, where the abdominal region can become infected since the disease can exit her F. tubes.
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PID, pelvic inflammatory disease
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Chlamydia can get in the eyes causing c_____ and even blindness in babies.
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conjunctivitis
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Babies that cannot be born v___ must be delivered via ____ where a horizontal incision is made through skin & uterus to remove the baby.
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vaginally
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Correct anatomical position for a male is the ___ condition, putting the corpus cavernosum in the ventral position & spongiosum in dorsal position.
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flaccid
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The tip of a sperm is called the ___ and contains chemicals that erode the egg.
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acrosome
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The tail of the sperm is a very long….
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flagellum
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The flagellum of a sperm is powered by the ___ ___
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mitochondrial spiral
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A pregnancy that occurs outside of the uterus is called an ___ pregnancy and must be removed.
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ectopic
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Testes must be kept in a scrotum so that….
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they can be kept at a lower temperature for sperm production
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