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Reproductive BCHS
This stack includes information covered about the reproductive system.
Term | Definition |
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Gamete | ovum or sperm; reproductive cell. |
Gestation | Period of development from conception to birth. |
Gonad | Sex gland; ovaries or testes. |
Fimbriae | Fingerlike extensions of the fallopian tube that sweep a ripe ovum into the tube. |
Ejaculation | Expulsion of sperm through the urethra. |
Cervix | Lower portion of the uterus that extends into the vagina. |
Embryo | Developing offspring during the first 8 week of gestation. |
Fetus | Developing offspring from the 9th week of gestation until birth. |
Flagellum | Long whiplike extension from a cell used for locomotion. |
Implantation | Embedding of a fertilized ovum into the uterine wall. |
Menstruation | Monthly flow. |
Ovary | Female reproductive gland. |
Ovulation | The release of a ripe ovum from an ovary. |
Ovum | Female gamete. |
Penis | Male external sex organ. |
Placenta | Structure that nourishes and maintains the developing fetus during pregnancy. |
Pregnancy | Period during which an embryo or fetus is developing inside the body. |
Prostate gland | Glad that aids in ejaculation and the creation of semen. |
Scrotum | Sack in which testes are suspended. |
Semen | Mixture of sperm cells and secretions from several glands of the male reproductive system. |
Sperm | Male gamete. |
Testes | Male reproductive gland. |
Testosterone | The male sex hormone produced in the testes. |
Umbilical cord | Structure that connects the fetus with the placenta, carrying blood from the placenta to the fetus. |
Uterus | Muscular, pear-shaped organ in the female reproductive system where a growing embryo and fetus are housed. |
Fallopian Tubes | Tubes that carry ripe ova from the ovaries to the uterus. |
Vagina | Muscular tube that extends from the uterus to the outside. |
Vas deferens | Tubes that carry sperm from the testes to the urethra. |
Zygote | Fertilized ovum. |