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endocrine, male and female reproduction, pregnancy and birth
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ENDOCRINE SYSTEM | SYSTEM OF GLANDS AND HORMONES THAT CONTROL BODY FUNCTIONS |
| GLANDS | TINY ORGANS THAT PRODUCE CHEMICALS FOR THE ENDO. SYSTEM |
| HORMONES | CHEMICALS RELEASED BY ENDO. SYSTEM FOR BODY FUNCTIONS |
| PITUITARY | GLAND THAT IS THE MASTER GLAND THAT CONTROLS ALL OTHER GLANDS |
| THYROID | GLAND THAT CONTROLS METABOLISM AND ENERGY OUTPUT |
| PANCREASE | GLAND THAT CONTROLS THE SUGAR LEVELS IN THE BLOOD STREAM |
| INSULIN | HORMONE RELEASED BY THE PANCREASE TO CONTROL SUGAR LEVELS |
| DIABETES | DISEASE CAUSED BY MALFUNCTION OF PANCREASE OR INSULIN OUTPUT |
| ADRENAL | GLAND THAT RELEASES ADRENALINE TO GIVE YOU ENERGY DURING STRESSES |
| TESTES | MALE SEX GLAND |
| SPERM | MALE SEX CELL |
| TESTOSTERONE | MALE SEX HORMONE |
| OVARIES | FEMALE SEX GLANDS |
| OVA | FEMALE SEX CELL |
| ESTROGEN | FEMALE SEX HORMONE |
| VAS DEFERENS | 2 TUBES IN MALE. CARRY SPERM FROM TESTES TO OUTSIDE THE BODY |
| SCROTUM | EXTERNAL SACS IN MALE THAT WARM AND PROTECT THE TESTES |
| PROSTATE | GLAND IN MALE THAT RELEASES FLUID TO CARRY SPERM OUT OF THE BODY |
| SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES | CREATE SPERM CELLS IN THE TESTES |
| VASECTOMY | SURGICAL PROCEDURE IN THE MALE. CUTS THE VAS DEFERENS TO STOP SPERM FLOW |
| HYSTERECTOMY | SURGICAL PROCEDURE IN FEMALE. REMOVAL OF THE UTERUS |
| UTERUS | MUSCULAR ORGAN IN FEMALE WHERE THE BABY DEVELOPS DURING PREGNANCY |
| VAGINA | THE BIRTH CANAL. CONNECTS UTERUS TO OUTSIDE OF BODY |
| CERVIX | FOUND BETWEEN UTERUS AND VAGINA. |
| OVULATION | PROCESS OF THE EGG ATTACTING TO THE WALL OF UTERUS ONCE A MONTH FOR POSSIBLE FERTILIZATION |
| FORTY WEEKS | LENGTH OF MOST NORMAL PREGNANCIES |
| TRIMESTER | PREGNANCY IS DIVIDED INTO THESE 3 TIME PERIODS |
| FERTILIZATION | JOINING OF THE OVA AND SPERM TO CREATE A NEW CELL |
| EMBRYO | THE NEW CELLS NAME DURING FIRST EIGHT WEEKS OF PREGNANCY |
| FETUS | THE NEW CELLS NAME DURING EIGHTH WEEK UNTIL BIRTH OF BABY |
| PREGNANCY | THE TIME WHEN THE NEW CELL DEVELOPES INSIDE THE MOTHER |
| BIRTH | PASSING OF THE BABY OUT OF THE MOTHER |
| LABOR | PROCESS OF GIVING BIRTH. STRONG CONTRACTIONS THAT HELP PUSH BABY OUT |