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| Answer | |
|---|---|
| Embryo | Developing organism from the time of fertilization to about the eighth week of development |
| Fetus | Developing organism from the end of the eighth week of the mother's pregnancy until birth |
| Placenta | A thick, rich tissue that lines the walls of the uterus during pregnancy and that nourishes the fetus |
| Umbilical cord | A tube that connects the fetus and the mother's placenta |
| Cervix | Entrance of the uterus |
| Scrotum | Muscular sac that contains the testes |
| Fertilization | Joining together of a male sperm cell and a female egg cell |
| Vas Deferens | Tubes that extend from each epididymis to the urethra |
| Sperm | Male sex cell that enters the egg cell during fertilization |
| Testes | Two small glands that produce sperm and hormones |
| Testosterone | Primary male sex hormone |
| Pituitary Gland | A gland that signals other endocrine glands to produce many functions |
| Endocrine System | The body's chemical communication system that regulates many functions |
| Estrogen | Female sex hormones |
| Ovulation | The release of one mature egg each month |
| menstruction | Lining material, the unfertilized egg, and some blood flow out of the body |
| Uterus | A pear shaped organ inside a female body where a fetus is protected and nourished |
| Vagina | A muscular passage-way from the uterus to outside the body |
| Egg | The reproductive cell from the female that joins with a sperm cell to make new life |
| Endometrium | the lining of the uterus |
| Abstinence | the conscious, active choice not to participate in high-risk behaviors. |