Highlands Repro Vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Puberty | The physical changes that occur to the body during the period of life when a child changes into an adult. |
| Adolescence | The physical, mental social and emotional changes that occur during the period of life when a child changes into an adult. |
| Scrotum | The outside pouch that contains the testicles. |
| Penis | The male reproductive organ; also the male urinary organ |
| Testicle | The gland in the male that produces sperm. |
| Epididymis | The storage area outside the testicle that stores mature sperm. |
| Vas Deferens | Either of two tubes that allow sperm to pass from the testicles to the urethra. |
| Seminal Vesicle | The gland that produces the sugary fluid that nourishes the sperm. |
| Prostate | The gland that produces fluid to form semen and transport sperm. |
| Cowper's Gland | The gland that produces fluid to help with the mobility of sperm. |
| Semen | A mixture of sperm and fluid. |
| Sperm | The male reproductive cell. |
| Urethra (male) | The tube through which urine and semen is released. |
| Ovary | The female organ in which the egg cells are produced and stored. |
| Fallopian Tube | Either of two tubes through which the egg, released from one of the ovaries each month, travels on its way to the uterus. |
| Uterus | The pear-shaped female reproductive organ in which the fetus (unborn baby) grows and develops until birth. |
| Vagina | The passage that leads from the uterus to the external genital organs. |
| Cervix | The neck-like, narrow end of the uterus which opens into the vagina; it stretches to allow a baby to be born. |
| Urethra (female) | The tube through which urine is released out of the body. |
| Egg | The female reproductive cell. |
| Ovulation: | The monthly process in which an egg is released from an ovary. |
| Menstruation | The monthly flow of blood and tissue cells that occurs when the lining of the uterus breaks down and is shed. |
| Sexual Intercourse | This occurs when a man places his penis into a woman's vagina thereby making it possible for sperm from the man's body to fertilize the egg in the woman's body. Sexual intercourse is an expression of love between a husband and a wife. |
| Aids | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, which is a disease that attacks the body's immune system. |
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | Infectious diseases that are passed from person to person during sexual contact. |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus that is responsible for causing AIDS. |
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