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Question | Answer |
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menstruation | when a women's cycle begins and the lining of the uterus sheds and this takes about 4 or 5 days |
ovulation | when the lining of the uterus starts to thicken and endometrium continues to thicken as the egg moves toward the uterus |
puberty | when your body begins to develop and change and your body grows faster than any other time in your life, except for when u were a baby |
adolescence | the time period between childhood and adult hood and i time of change |
first stage of menstrual cycle | menstruation takes place |
second stage of menstrual cycle | uterus lining is very thin |
third stage of menstrual cycle | uterus lining begins to thicken and ovulation takes place |
forth stage of menstrual cycle | lining becomes thicker as egg travels toward uterus |
changes during puberty | growth spirt, discharge, period, hair, emotional, voice changes, awkwardness |
pituitary glad | a gland located at the base of the brain that produces hormones related to growth and reproduction. one of these hormones causes and egg to ripen in an ovary |
uterus | an organ in which a fertilized egg can develop into a baby. it has an inside lining called the endometrium. |
ovaries | two glads that contain thousads of immature egg ells, or ova. each month an egg, or ovum ripens and breaks out of its sac, a process called ovulation |
fallopian tubes | two tubes attached on either side of the uterus through which the ripened egg travels toward the uterus |
vagina | the passageway from the uterus to the outside of the body, through which the menstrual flow leaves the body. |
cervix | very tiny opening that leads into the uterus |
endometrium | an inside lining that protects the uterus |
hymen | flexible fold of tissue that covers the opening of the vagina |