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Epididymis

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Where the sperm is stored in the testicles after being produced

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Scrotum/Testes

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the scrotum is what holds the testicles, the testicles produce the sperm

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Vas Deferens

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Tube that connects the epididymis to the seminal vesicles & postate glands

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Seminal Vesicle & Postate Glands

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where the sperm mixes with seminal fluid to produce semen

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Semen

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a whitish secretion of the male reproductive organs

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Urethra

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Opening where semen and urine ejaculate

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Penis

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external male structure

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Ovary

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produces eggs and hormones

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Fallopian Tube

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connects the ovary to the uterus

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Uterus

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holds baby during pregnancy

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Cervix

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Lining between the uterus and the vagina, widens during labor

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Vagina

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opening where sperm enters and menstruation and childbirth occur

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List the pathway from sperm production to ejaculation

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Scrotum/Testes
Epididymis 
Vas Deferens 
Nothing 
Urethra 
Penis
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List the pathway of releasing an egg, to fertilization, to birth

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1) egg is released from ovary
2) egg travels down Fallopian tube where it will be fertilized by sperm
3) egg implants into wall of uterus
4) baby grows inside uterus
5) cervix opens during labor
6) baby travels through cervix & vagina

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Fertilization

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the union or joining of the egg and sperm

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Implantation

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the very early stage of pregnancy at which the concept us adheres to the wall of the uterus

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Zygote

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fertilized egg

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Fetus

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an unborn

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Frontal Lobe

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is associated w/ evaluation consequences making judgements & forming plans

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Temporal Lobe

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associated with hearing and smell

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Occipital Lobe

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associated with vision

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Parietal Lobe

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associated with reading and speech

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Cerebrum

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the largest region of the brain and responsible for the voluntary or conscious, activities of the body

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Cerebellum

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The second largest region of the brain and is responsible for processing information about muscle movement & joint position as well as other sensory inputs

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Brain Stem

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connects brain to spinal cord

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Septum

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a thin partition or membrane that divides two cavities or soft masses of tissue in an organism

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Atrium

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one of the two blood collection chambers of the heart

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Ventricle

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pumps blood out of the heart

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Artery

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any of the muscular elastic tubes that from a branching system & that carry blood away from the heart to the calls, tissues, & organs of the body

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Vein

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membranous tubes that from a branching system and carry blood to the heart from the cells tissues and organs of the body

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What organs are associated with the PERIPHERAL nervous system?

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neurons that carry info to muscles and glands

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What organs are associated with the CENTRAL nervous system?

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brain and spinal cord

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List the pathway of blood flow through the cardio/circulatory system

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V ena Cava: into right side of heart(no oxygen)
Atrium 
Ventricle 
Artery: into lungs 
Vein: returns to left side of hear(oxygenated) 
Atrium 
Ventricle
Aorta: out of body(oxygenated body)
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What is blood pressure & what factors affect it?

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Blood Pressure: a wave of fluid pressure in arteries produced when heart contracts

Factors: heart rate

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What are some factors that affects blood FLOW

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blood volume, viscosity, and disease

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How does cellular respiration affect the cardiovascular system?

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makes heart beat faster to get rid of the extra carbon dioxide

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Pathogen

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Organisms to invade the body and disrupt normal functions

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