Unit One

Front 1

Ovary

Back 1

Female gonad that produces eggs and the female sex hormones

Front 2

Oviduct

Back 2

Tube that transports eggs to the uterus; also called the uterine tube

Front 3

Ovulation

Back 3

Release of a secondary oocyte from the ovary; if fertilization occurs; the secondary oocyte becomes an egg

Front 4

Pap Test

Back 4

Analysis done on cervical cells for detection of cancer

Front 5

Penis

Back 5

External organ in males through which the urethra passes; also serves as the organ of sexual intercourse

Front 6

Placenta

Back 6

Structure that forms from the chorion and the uterine wall and allows the embryo and the fetus to acquire nutrients and rid itself of waste

Front 7

Progesterone

Back 7

Female sex hormone that helps maintain sex organs and secondary sex characteristics

Front 8

Prostate Gland

Back 8

Gland located around the male urethra below the urinary bladder; adds secretions to semen

Front 9

Scrotum

Back 9

Pouch of skin that encloses the testes

Front 10

Semen

Back 10

Thick, whitish fluid consisting of sperm and secretions from several glands of the male reproductive tract

Front 11

Seminal Vesicle

Back 11

Convduted, saclike structure attached to the vas deferens near the base of the urinary bladder in males; adds secretions to the semen

Front 12

Seminiferous Tubule

Back 12

Long, coiled structure contained within chambers of the testes; where sperm are produced

Front 13

Sperm

Back 13

Male gamete having a haploid number of chromosomes and the ability to fertilize an egg, the female gamete

Front 14

Spermatogenesis

Back 14

Production of sperm in males by the process of meosis and maturation

Front 15

Testes

Back 15

(sing., testis) Male gonads that produce sperm and the male sex hormone

Front 16

Testosterone

Back 16

Male sex hormone that helps maintain sexual organs and secondary sex characteristics

Front 17

Urethra

Back 17

Tublar structure that receives urine from the bladder and carries it to the outside of the body

Front 18

Uterinc Cycle

Back 18

Monthly occurring changes in the characteristics of the uterine lining (endometrium)

Front 19

Uterus

Back 19

Organ located in the female pelvis where the getus develops; also called the womb

Front 20

Vagina

Back 20

Organ that leads from the uterus to the bestibule and servs as the birth canal and organ of sexual intercourse in females

Front 21

Vas Deferens

Back 21

Tuble that leads from teh epididymis to the urethra in males

Front 22

Vulva

Back 22

External genitals of the female that surround the opening of the vagina or the vaginal orifice

Front 23

Zygote

Back 23

Diploid cell formed by the union of sperm and egg; the production of fertilization