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gametes

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sex cells

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gonads

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specialised sex organs

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zygote

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cell resulting from male gamete and female gamete

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primary sex organs

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produce gametes

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secondary sex organs

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store gametes, bring them together for fertilisation, support the developmenting baby

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testes

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the male sex organ the produces sperm and the hormone testosterone

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spermatozoa (sperm)

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male gametes

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scrotum

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the pouch outside the abdominal cavity in which the testes are located

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lobules

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a compartment within the testis that contains seminiferous tubules

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seminiferous tubules

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A tightly coiled duct, located in the testis, where sperm produced

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interstitial cells

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a cell located in the mature testis; secretes testosterone

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epididymus

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a highly folded tubule behind each testis in which the sperm mature

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vas deferens

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the tube that carries the sperm away from the testis

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urethra

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the duct that carries urine from the bladder to the exterior

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semen

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the liquid the nourishes and aids the transport of sperm

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seminal vesicles

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a pair of pouch-like organs that secrete a thick fluid which is a major part of semen

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prostate gland

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a single gland that surrounds the urethra just below the bladder; it secretes a fluid that becomes part of the semen

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bulbo-urethral glands

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one of a pair of small yellow glands that secrete a lubricating fluid into the urethra

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erectil tissue

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spongy tissue in the penis which fills with blood to bring about erection of penis

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ovaries

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the organs in which female gametes are produced

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ova

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female gametes; mature egg cells

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stroma

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connective tissue in the ovary

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germ cells

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cells in the ovary that are able to develop into ova

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follicle

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a layer of cells enclosing germ cell in ovary

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uterine tube; fallopean tube

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the tube that carries the egg from the ovaries to the uterus

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fimbriae

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the finger-like projections of the uterine tube

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uterus; womb

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the hollow, pear-shaped organ situated between the urinary bladder and the rectum in females

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endometrium

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the soft mucous membrane lining the uterus

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cervix

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the neck of the uterus, leading into the vagina

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vagina

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the canal leading from the to the exterior of the female body

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hymen

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the fold if tissue that covers the external opening of the vagina

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vulva

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the region comprising the external genitalia of the female

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labia majora

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the fleshy folds of skin lining the opening to the vagina and urethra

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clitoris

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the erectile organ of the female; it is equivalent to the penis on males

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diploid

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A cell in which the chromomes exist in pairs; 2n

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haploid

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A cell having half the usual number of chromosomes; egg or sperm; n

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spermatogenesis

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the formation and development of the spermatoza

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spermatogonia

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Immature cells lining the seminiferous tubules

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primary spermatocytes

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Diploid cells that undergo the first division of meiosis to produce secondary spermatocytes

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secondary spermatocytes

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Haploid cells the undergo the second division of meisos to produce spermatids

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spermatids

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Haploid cells produced from spermatogonia by meiosis; they mature to for spermatozoa

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oogensis

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The formation and development of the ovum within the ovary

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oogonia

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The egg mother cells located in the ovaries

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primary follicle

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A dormant egg within the ovary

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secondary oocyte

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Haploid cells that undergo meoisis to produce ova

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first polar body

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The smaller of two unequal cells formed when the primary oocyte divides during the first division of meiosis

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second polar body

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The smaller of two unequal the secondary oocyte divides during the second of meisosis

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