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Repro
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Testosterome | trigger development of male sex characteristics |
| Estrogen | trigger development in female sex characteristics |
| Semen | mix of sperm cells and fluid |
| Zygote | fertilized egg |
| Chromosome | carrier of inherited characteristics |
| Reprosuction | process by which living things produce new individuals |
| Ovulation | release of mature egg form an ovary |
| fertilization | joining off sperm and egg |
| sperm | male sex cell |
| mensturation | process in which blood and tissues form the broken-lining of the uterus pass through the vagina |
| Egg | female sex cell |
| penis | organ through which both semen and urine leave the body |
| Fallopian tubes | passageway for eggs form an ovary to the uterus |
| scrotum | and external pouch of skin where the testes are held |
| ovary | an organ in the female reproductive system where eggs and estrogen are produced |
| testis | organ in the male reproductive system where sperm and testosterone are porduced |
| uterus | hollow muscular organ of the female reproductive system in which a fertilized egg develops |
| vagina | birth canal;muscular passageway leading to the outside of the body |
| menstrual cycle | change in the female reproductive system during which an egg develops and the uterus prepares for the arrival of the fertilized egg |