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Family Life Vocab
FLE Vocab Review
Question | Answer |
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The time of rapid growth and physical maturation? | Puberty |
The lining of the uterus? | Endometrium |
The egg producing glands? | Ovaries |
The organ that houses a fetus during pregnancy? | Uterus |
The birth canal,passageway for the menstrual flow, and the female sex organ? | Vagina |
The shedding of the uterine lining is called? | Menstruation |
The lower portion of the uterus? | Cervix |
The hormone producing gland located at the base of the brain? | Pitiutary gland |
The tube through which an egg travels? | Fallopian tube |
The area of the brain that controls the pituitary? | Hypothalamus |
When an egg is released from an ovary? | Ovulation |
The hormaone that prepares the uterus to receive a fertilized egg> | Progesterone |
The main female hormone that is produced in the ovaries? | Estrogen |
The external sex organs? | Genitals |
The tube through which urine leaves the body? | Urethra |
Where urine is stored? | Bladder |
The male organ for urination and reproduction? | Penis |
A doctor who specializes in female reproduction? | Gynecologist |
Liquid containing sperm cells? | Semen |
Union of a sperm cell and an egg cell? | Fertilization |
Where sperm cells are produced? | Testes |
The male sex cell? | Sperm |
A common site for cancer in men, this gland produces fluid to keep the sperm alive after ejaculation? | Prostate |
The external sac of skin that houses the testicles? | Scrotum |
The main male hormone? | Testosterone |
When the spongy tissue in the penis gets engorged with blood? | Erection |
The tube that carries sperm from the testicle to the seminal vesicle? | Vas deferens |
Small gland located at the base of the prostate? | Cowpers |