vocab

Question 1

Fertilization

Answer 1

Fertilization is defined as the union of two gametes. During fertilization, sperm and egg fuse to form a diploid zygote to initiate prenatal development.

Question 2

sperm

Answer 2

manufactured in the seminiferous tubules within each testicle. The head of the sperm contains the DNA,

Question 3

gamete

Answer 3

a mature haploid male or female germ cell which is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote.

Question 4

fallopian tube

Answer 4

(in a female mammal) either of a pair of tubes along which eggs travel from the ovaries to the uterus.

Question 5

prostate

Answer 5

a gland surrounding the neck of the bladder in male mammals and releasing prostatic fluid.

Question 6

vas defernes

Answer 6

the duct which conveys sperm from the testicle to the urethra.

Question 7

blastocyst

Answer 7

a cluster of dividing cells made by a fertilized egg.

Question 8

gestation

Answer 8

the process or period of developing inside the womb between conception and birth.

Question 9

embryo

Answer 9

an unborn or unhatched offspring in the process of development, in particular a human offspring during the period from approximately the second to the eighth week after fertilization (after which it is usually termed a fetus).

Question 10

implantation

Answer 10

Sexual intercourse at the time of implantation could theoretically induce a pro-inflammatory response that may interfere with embryo implantation.

Question 11

placenta

Answer 11

an organ that forms in the womb, also called the uterus, during pregnancy.

Question 12

umbilical cord

Answer 12

a feeding tube for the baby

Question 13

prenatal care

Answer 13

medical care you get during pregnancy.

Question 14

ectopic pregnancy

Answer 14

occurs when a fertilized egg grows outside of the uterus.

Question 15

miscarriage

Answer 15

the unexpected ending of a pregnancy in the first 20 weeks of gestation.

Question 16

endometriosis

Answer 16

a disease in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus.

Question 17

secondary sex characteristics

Answer 17

those physical features that allow us to tell males from females

Question 18

testosterone

Answer 18

primary male hormone responsible for regulating sex differentiation, producing male sex characteristics, spermatogenesis, and fertility.

Question 19

epididymis

Answer 19

A narrow, tightly-coiled tube that is attached to each of the testicles

Question 20

cowpers

Answer 20

two small exocrine and accessory glands in the reproductive system of many male mammals.

Question 21

seminal vesicle

Answer 21

two small glands that store and produce the majority of the fluid that makes up semen

Question 22

cilia

Answer 22

a short microscopic hairlike vibrating structure found in large numbers on the surface of certain cells, either causing currents in the surrounding fluid, or, in some protozoans and other small organisms, providing propulsion.

Question 23

fetus

Answer 23

an offspring of a human or other mammal in the stages of prenatal development that follow the embryo stage (in humans taken as beginning eight weeks after conception)

Question 24

cervix