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ch.18&20
health
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ductless—or tubeless—organs or group of cells that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream. | Endocrine Glands |
| Chemical substances that are produced in glands and help regulate many of your body’s functions. | Hormones |
| Produces hormones that regulate metabolism, body heat, and bone growth. | Thyroid Glands |
| Glands that produce a hormone that regulate the body’s calcium and phosphorus balance | Parathyroid glands |
| Gland that serves two systems—the digestive and the endocrine systems | pancreas |
| Regulates and controls the activities of all other endocrine glands. | Pituitary Gland |
| The ovaries and testes. | Gonads |
| Glands that help the body recover from stress and respond to emergencies. | Adrenal Glands |
| The system of organs involved in producing offspring. | Reproductive System |
| Male reproductive cells. | Sperm |
| Male sex hormone. | Testosterone |
| Two small glands the reproduce sperm. | Testes |
| An external skin sac that extends outside the body and contains the testes. | Scrotum |
| A tube shaped organ that extends from the trunk of the body just above the testes. | penis |
| A thick fluid containing sperm and other secretions from the male reproductive system. | semen |
| The inability to reproduce. | sterility |
| Female reproductive cells. | ova |
| The female sex glands that store the ova and produce female sex hormones. | ovaries |
| the process of releasing a mature ovum into the fallopian tube and each month | ovulation |
| a pair of tubes with fingerlike projections that draw in the ovum | fallopian tubes |
| a muscular, elastic passageway that extends from the uterus to the outside of the body | vagina |
| the opening of the uterus | cervix |
| shedding of the uterine lining | menstruation |
| the period from childhood to adulthood | Adolescence |
| the time when a person begins to develop certain traits of adults of his or her own gender | puberty |
| chemical substances that are produced in glands and help regulate many of your body’s functions | hormones |
| the traits related to a person’s gender. | sex characteristics |
| reproductive cells | gametes |
| the ability to reason and think out abstract solutions. | cognition |
| state at which the physical body and all its organs are fully developed | physical maturity |
| state at which the mental and emotional capabilities of an individual are fully developed | emotional maturity |
| Ability to experience a caring, loving relationship with another person with whom you can share your innermost feelings | emotional intimacy |
| a promise or a pledge | commitment |
| how well a person adjusts to marriage and to his or her spouse | marital adjustment |
| the legal process of taking a child of other parents as one’s own. | adoption |
| able to make correct decisions about behavior when adults are not present to enforce rules | self-directed |
| love without limitation or qualification | unconditional love |
| critical changes that occur at all stages of life. | transitions |
| feelings of sadness or loneliness that accompany children’s leaving home and entering adulthood | empty-nest syndrome |
| a firm adherence to a moral code. | integrity |
| A hollow, muscular, pear-shaped organ inside a female’s body. | uterus |
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