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A & P Week 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Zygote | the fertilized egg |
| Cystitis | inflammatory condition common in women with poor toilet habits |
| Penis | organ that delivers semen to the female reproductive tract |
| Ureter | passageway that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder |
| Fetus | the embryo after 8 weeks |
| Endometrium | cooperate to form the placenta |
| Uremia | toxic condition caused by renal failure |
| Urethra | thin walled tube that carries urine by peristalsis from the bladder to the outside of the body |
| Scrotum | External sac that houses the testes |
| Amnion | fluid filled sac surrounding the developing embryo/fetus |
| Epididymis | Tubular storage site for sperm; hugs the lateral aspect of the testes |
| Diabetes Insipidus | a condition in which excessive amounts of urine are produced because of a deficiency of antiduretic hormones |
| Placenta | the organ that delivers nutrients and disposes of waste for the fetus |
| Fertilization | Event leading to combination of ovum and sperm genes |