Chapter 15: The Continance of Human Lfie Flashcards
Combination of fluid from the Cowper’s gland and Prostate Gland, along with Sperm
Semen
Male sex hormone (Steroid) produced in the testes
Testosterone
Where sperm grow to mature, and grow
Epididymis
Where unformed eggs are held until they are ovulated
Ovaries
The time in a woman’s menstrual cycle where the uterine lining is shed
Menstruation
The repeated division of a cell, where is divides but gets no bigger
Cleavage
The point when a person’s reproductive hormones begin to be produced, as they become sexually mature
Puberty
Two glands which add a mucus like fluid to semen which produces food for sperm
Seminal Vesicles
Fingers at the end of the Fallopian tube used to capture the ovulating egg
Fimbriae
When the egg is released from the ovary, usually during the middle of the menstrual cycle
Ovulation
When people’s sexual organs work correctly, yet they have issues having children
Infertile
When the egg attaches to the uterine wall
Implantation
What you call the unborn child after it has been developing for 8 weeks
Fetus
When people’s sexual organs do not work correctly, making them unable to have kids
Sterile
The painful part of having a child, has 3 phases
Labour
Gland in males which produces an alkaline fluid to help sperm survive in the vagina, common site of male cancer
Prostate Gland
The cycle by which eggs are released from the ovary, and the female body prepares for pregnancy
Menstrual Cycle
The leftover polar bodies after the egg undergoes mitosis, releases progesterone to help the uterine lining build
Corpus Luteum
Things used to prevent pregnancy
Contraception
Fertilized egg after it has been implanted in the uterine wall, up to the point of 8 weeks
Embryo
Stage of labour where the woman must wait for her cervix to dilate to the point of about 10cm
Dilation Stage
The process of forming and releasing milk from the breasts of a female
Lactation
Gland found in males which proudces an alkaline solution to help sperm survive in the vagina
Cowper’s Gland
Female sex hormone that is used primarily in the menstrual cycle and pregnancy (Helps build uterine lining, and keep it built)
Progesterone