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Chapter 51

Section 2

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in the female reproductive system of animals, an organ that produces eggs; in flowering plants, the lower part of a pistil that produces eggs in ovules ovary
a tube through which eggs move from the ovary to the uterus fallopian tube
in female mammals, the hollow, muscular organ in which a ferilized egg is embedded and in which the embryo and fetus develop uterus
the neck of the uterus cervix
the female reproductive organ that connects the outside of the body to the uterus and that receives sperm during reproduction vagina
the external part of the female reproductive organs vulva
in some animals, one of a pair of lips around the mouth; also, in some female animals, one of two pairs of folds of skin and mucous membranes that cover and protect the openings of the vulva; in insects, a mouthpart that functions as a lower lip labium
a mature egg cell ovum
a series of hormone-induced changes in which the ovaries prepare and release a mature ovum each month ovarian cycle
the female reproductive cycle, characterized by a monthly change of the lining of the uterus and the discharge of blood menstrual cycle
the stage in which an immature egg completes its first meiotic division follicular phase
a small, narrow cavity or sac in an organ or tissue, such as the ones on the skin that contain hair roots or the ones in the ovaries that contain the developing eggs follicle
the release of an ovum from a follicle of the ovary ovulation
the structure that forms from the ruptured follicle in the ovary after ovulation; it releases hormones corpus luteum
the menstrual phase in which the corpus luteum develops luteal phase
the discharge of blood and discarded tissue from the uterus during the menstrual cycle menstruation
the termination of the menstrual cycle; occurs between the ages of 45 and 55 menopause
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