Reproductive system
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 bulbourethral glands | Produces preejaculatory fluid |
| copulation | the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman |
| ejaculation | ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra |
| ejaculatory duct | Tube through which semen enters the male urethra |
| epididymis | structure in the male reproductive system in which sperm fully mature and are stored |
| erection | an erect penis |
| foreskin | a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis, a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis |
| penis | Male reproductive organ |
| prostate gland | a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra |
| semen | the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract |
| scrotum | the external pouch that contains the testes |
| seminal vesicales | adds sugary nourishing fluid to sperm |
| seminiferous tubules | tubes which produce sperm |
| sperm | the male reproductive cell |
| testes | The male gonads, which produce sperm and secrete male sex hormones. |
| testosterone | male sex hormone |
| urethra | tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body |
| vas deferens | tube that carries sperm from the epididymis to the urethra |
| areola | small circular area such as that around the human nipple |
| cervix | the opening to the uterus |
| embryo | the developing human organism from about 2 weeks after fertilization through the second month |
| endometrium | inner lining of the uterus |
| estrogen | female sex hormone |
| fallopian tubes | transports eggs from ovaries to uterus |
| fertilization | process in sexual reproduction in which male and female reproductive cells join to form a new cell |
| fetus | the developing human organism from 9 weeks after conception to birth |
| FSH | follicle-stimulating hormone |
| fundus | rounded upper portion of the uterus |
| gamete | sex cell |
| gestation | growth process from conception to birth |
| gonads | male and female sex glands |
| labia | folds of skin outside of the vagina |
| LH | Luteinizing hormone, ovulation and egg release, maturation of egg, release of testosterone in males. |
| mammary glands | two glands in the female breasts that are capable of producing milk |
| menarche | the first menstrual period |
| menopause | the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends |
| menstrual cycle | cycle during which an egg develops and is released from an ovary and the uterus is prepared to receive a fertilized egg |
| menstruation | the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause |
| myometrium | the smooth muscle forming the wall of the uterus |
| ova | egg |
| ovary | produces eggs |
| ovulation | process in which an egg is released from the ovary |
| perineum | the general region between the anus and the genital organs |
| progesterone | A hormone produced by the ovaries which acts with estrogen to bring about the menstral cycle. |
| uterus | organ of the female reproductive system in which a fertilized egg can develop |
| vagina | in the human female reproductive system, a canal that leads from the uterus to the outside of the body |
| vulva | external parts of the female genitalia |
| zygote | fertilized egg |
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