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human voc
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sperm | a sex cell that is produced by the male sexual organs |
| Ova | a sex cell that is produced by the female sexual organs |
| Gonads | the gonads are the reproductive organs |
| Gametes | a mature haploid male or female germ cell that is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote. |
| Testes | a male reproductive organ in which sperm are produced |
| Ovaries | a female reproductive organ in which ova or eggs are produced |
| Testosterone | A "male hormone" -- a sex hormone produced by the testes that encourages the development of male sexual characteristics |
| Estrogen | any of a group of steroid hormones that promote the development and maintenance of female characteristics of the body. |
| Progesterone | a steroid hormone released by the corpus luteum that stimulates the uterus to prepare for pregnancy. |
| Fertilization | the action or process of fertilizing an egg, female animal, or plant, involving the fusion of male and female gametes to form a zygote. |
| Zygote | a diploid cell resulting from the fusion of two haploid gametes; a fertilized ovum. |
| Menopause | Menopause is defined as the time when there has been no menstrual periods for 12 consecutive months and no other biological or physiological cause can be identified. |
| Fallopian tube/Oviduct | are two very fine tubes lined with ciliated epithelia, leading from the ovaries of female mammals into the uterus |
| Uterus | the organ in the lower body of a woman or female mammal where offspring are conceived and in which they gestate before birth; the womb. |
| Implantation | the action of implanting or state of being implanted. |
| Placenta | a flattened circular organ in the uterus of pregnant eutherian mammals, nourishing and maintaining the fetus through the umbilical cord. |
| Ovulation | discharge of ova or ovules from the ovary. |
| Embryo | an unborn or unhatched offspring in the process of development, in particular a human offspring during the period from approximately the second to the eighth week after fertilization (after which it is usually termed a fetus). |
| Semen | the male reproductive fluid, containing spermatozoa in suspension. |
| Differentiation | the action or process of differentiating. |
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