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reproduction
vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Progesterone; | the sex hormone released by the females. |
Estrogen; | steroid hormone that is found in greater quantities in women than men and contributes to female sexual characteristics and development. |
Ovulation; | process by which an egg is released from the ovary and becomes available for fertilization. |
Implantation ; | the attachment of the fertilized egg to the uterine lining, which occurs approximately 6 pr 7 days after fertilization. |
Uterus; | organ of the female reproductive system in which fertilized egg attaches and a fetus develops. |
Cervix; | is the lower, narrow part of the uterus and it forms a canal that opens into the vagina and this leads to the outside of the body. |
Vagina; | elastic enough to allow the passage of the fetus. |
Testosterone; | steroid hormone that is found in greater quantities in men than in women and contributes to male sexual characteristics and development. |
Fetus; | unborn offspring from the end of the eighth week after conception to the moment of birth. |
Vas deferens; | tubes in which sperm travel from the epidymis into the lower abdomen. |
Semen; | white substance that contains sperm and fluids produced by sex glands of the male reproductive system. |
Oviduct/Fallopian tube; | tube of connective tissue that attaches the ovary to the uterus in the female reproductive system and in which fertilization occurs. |
Epididymis | is a storage area on the upper rear of each testis where sperm mature in about 18 hours. |
Placenta; | organ that develops in female mammals during pregnancy and carries nutrients from the mother to the embryo |
Menopause; | period of life when the female reproductive system permanently stops the menstrual cycle. |
Menstruation; | the lining of the uterus breaks down and it is passed out along with the miscroscopic egg out of the vagina . |
Cleavage; | series of cell devision after fertilization. |
Differentiation; | process by which a less specialized cell develops or matures to become more distinct in form and function. |
Gestation; | the time between fertilization and birth during which the embryo or fetus is developing in the uterus. |
Embryo; | stage of development after the fertilized cell implants into the uterus but before the cells take on a recognizable shape. |