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ch 18/19 Flashcards

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the male reproductive cells

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sperm

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the system of organs involved in producing offspring

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reproductive system

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2
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the male sex hormone

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testosterone

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3
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two small glands that produce sperm

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testes

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4
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an external skin sac

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scrotum

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a tube-shaped organ that extends from the trunk of the body just above the testes

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penis

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a thick fluid containing sperm and other secretions from the male reproductive system

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semen

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the joining of a male sperm cell and a female egg cell

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fertilization

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the inability to reproduce

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sterility

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9
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female reproductive cells

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ova

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a hollow, muscular, pear-shaped organ inside a females body

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uterus

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the female sex glands that store the ova and produce female sex hormones

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ovaries

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the process of releasing a mature ovum into the Fallopian tube each month

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ovulation

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a pair of tubes with fingerlike projections that draw in the ovum

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Fallopian tubes

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a muscular, elastic passageway that extends from the uterus to the outside of the body

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vagina

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opening to the uterus

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cervix

16
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shedding of the uterine lining

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menstruation

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the zygote attaches to the uterine wall

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implantation

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the developing child from the time of implantation until about the 8th week of development

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embryo

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developing embryo in the uterus

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fetus

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a thin, fluid-filled membrane that surrounds and protects the developing embryo

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amniotic sac

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a ropelike structure that connects the embryo and the mother’s placenta

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umbilical cord

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a thick, blood-rich tissue that lines the walls of the uterus during pregnancy and nourishes the embryo

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placenta

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the final stage of pregnancy in which the uterus contracts and pushes the baby out of the mother’s body

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labor

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