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week 13 Flashcards

1
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Mitosis

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Cells make exact copies of themselves

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2
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Purpose of sexual reproduction

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Needed for the perpetuation of the species

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3
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Each gamete contains

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23 chromosomes each ,
Together making 46 chromosomes

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4
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Gametes

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Are specialized cells that are needed for sexual reproduction. Females produce eggs and males produces sperm

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5
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Ovaries

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Female gonads

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6
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Testes

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Male gonads

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7
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Fertilization

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During sexual reproduction, the egg and sperm unite and the genetic material that is in both are combined

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8
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Zygote

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What a fertilized egg is called

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9
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Embryo

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When the zygote has implanted in the uterus

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Fetus

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Starts as an embryo and a few weeks later it is a fetus

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11
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The ovaries

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(Two of them) Contains eggs and blood vessels

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12
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Fallopian tubes

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Are passageways for the egg to move from the ovary to the uterus

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13
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The uterus

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Sits in the pelvic cavity, posterior and superior to the bladder

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14
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Cervix

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Is the inferior portion that goes into the vagina

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15
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Endometrium

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Inside layer of the uterus
Sheds about every 28 days

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16
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Vagina

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Is a tube that serves multiple purposes

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17
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Vulva

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Consists of many different structures including the labia majors, labia minora, and clitoris

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18
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Ovarian cycle

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Part of the menstrule cycle
Takes place in one of the ovaries
Release of mature egg, reabsorption of the leftover follicle

19
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Uterine cycle

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Part of the menstrual cycle
Takes place in the uterus
Builds up for implantation and then sheds

20
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Estrogen and progesterone

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They are released from the ovaries and are needed for the menstrual cycle

21
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Luteinzinf hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone

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Released by the pituitary gland and needed for menstrual cycle

22
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Human chorionic gonadotropin (Hcg)

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The fertilized egg releases this hormone

23
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Ectopic pregnancy

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Fertilized egg implants in the Fallopian tube causing bleeding. Must be surgically removed

24
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Vaginitis

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Vagina becomes inflamed. Most often because bacteria or yeast or STI

25
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Cervical cancer

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Cancer is when there is a mutation in the cells and these cells keep multiplying and take over

26
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Scrotum

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Sac the testes glands sit in on the outside of the body

27
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Epididymis

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Sits on testis
where sperm mature

28
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Vas deferens

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Is a tube that meets up with the other vas deferens at the seminal vesicles

29
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Ejaculatory duct

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Comes off of the seminal vesicles and passes through the prostate towards the penis

30
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Accessory glands

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Seminal vesicles
Prostate gland
Bulbourethral glands

31
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Penis

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Delivers sperm to the outside and delivers urine to the outside

32
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Spermatogensis

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Process to produce sperm

33
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Testosterone

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Is a hormone that is released by the embryonic testes to make the fetus a male
Responsible for the changes in puberty

34
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Benign prostatic hyperplasia

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Enlargement of the prostate
Enlargement blocks the passage of urine

35
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It is controlled by

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Negative feedback

36
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Bulbourethral gland

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Two pea-shaped glands in the man

37
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Estrogen

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Steroid hormones
female characteristics

38
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Seminal vesicles

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Secrete a fluid that is rich in nutrients called seminal fluid
Transports the sperm out of the body

Male

39
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Gonadotropin releasing hormone

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Causes the pituitary gland in the brain to make and secrete the hormones LH and FSH

40
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Luteinizing hormone

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Helps control the menstrual cycle

41
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Oogensis

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further develop when fertilized
Egg production

42
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Ovulation

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Releasing of the mature egg

43
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Progesterone

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Regulating menstruation and supporting pregnancy

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