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Female Rep.Syst.
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ovaries | are the gamete-producing organs of the female reproductive system. |
| fallopian tube / uterin tube | a tube through which eggs move from the ovary to the uterus |
| uterus | is a hollow, muscular organ about the size of a small fist. If an egg is fertilized, it will develop in the uterus |
| cervix | the lower entrance to the uterus |
| vagina | leading from the cervix to the outside of the body is a muscular tube called ______. recieves sperm from the penis; it is also the channel through whicha baby passes during childbirth. |
| vulva | the external structure of the female reproductive system. |
| labia | included in the vulva. folds of skin and mucous membranes that cover and protect the opening t hte female reproductive system. |
| ovum | the mature egg which retains most of the cytoplasm, which provides nutrients for the egg through the early stages of development. |
| ovarian cycle | the female reproductive system prepares and releases an ovum in a series of events calle the ______. During this time and egg matures and enters a fallopian tube, where it is able to fuse witha sper. |
| menstrual cycle | prepare the uterus for a possible pregnancy |
| follicular phase | an immature egg cell completes its first meiotic division during this______. Begins when the hypothalmus secretes a releasing hormone tha tstimulates the anterior pituitary to secrete follicle-stimulating hormone |
| follicle | a layer of cells tha tsurrounds an immature egg. Suppyly nutrients to the egg. |
| ovulation | the release of an egg from a ruptured follicle |
| corpus luteum | the cells of the ruptured follicle grow larger and fill the cavity of the follicle, forming a new structure called a ______> |
| luteal phase | the menstrual stage in which the corpus luteum develops |
| menstruation | the discharge of blood and discarded tissue from the uterus during the menstrual cycle |
| menopause | the termination of the menstrual cycle; occurs between the ages of 45 and 55 |
| genstation | the period of human development 9 months |
| blastocyst | the modified lastula stage of mammalian embryos |
| implantation | the process by which the newly fertilized egg in the blastocyst stage embeds itself in the lining of the uterus |
| pregnancy | the period of time between conception and birth |
| trimester | the 3 periods that pregnancy is separated in to |
| embryo | in humans, a developing individual is referred to as an embryo from the second through the eighth week of pregnancy |
| amniotic sac | the sac formed by the amnion |
| chorionic villus | fingerlike projections of the chorion that extend into the uterine lining |
| placenta | the structure that attaches a developing fetus to the uterus and that enables the exchange of nutrients, wastes, and gases between the mother and the fetus |
| umbilical cord | the structure that connects an embryo and then the fetus to the placenta and through which blood vessels pass |
| human chorionic gonadotropin | a hormone that is secreted by the placenta and that stimulates ovulation and secretion of progesterone or testosterone |
| fetus | a developing human from seven or eight weeks after fertilization until birth |
| labor | the process by which the fetus and the placenta come out of the uterus |
| afterbirth | the remains of the placenta and the membranes, which are expelled from the mother's body following birth |
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