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SEX ED
Question | Answer |
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Adolescence | the period of time between puberty and full maturation |
Puberty | the period of human development during which people become able to produce children |
hormones | are chemical substances made and released in one part of the body that cause a change in another part of the body |
testes | the male reproductive structures that make sperm and produce the male hormone testosterone |
sperm | sex cells that ar eproducd by the male reproductive organs called the testes and that are needed to fertilize an egg |
eggs or ova | the sex cells that are produced by the female reproductive organs called ovaries |
penis | the male reproductive organ that removes urine from the male's body and that deliver sperm to the female reproductive system |
semen | mixture of sperm and other secretions from the male reproductive organs is a fluid called semen |
ovaries | the female reproductive organs that produce eggs and the hormones estrogen and progestrone |
vagina | the female reproductive organ that conncts the outside of the body to the uterus and recieves sperm during sexual intercourse |
fallopian tubes | the female reproductive organs that transport an egg from the ovary to the uterus |
uterus | the female reproductive organ that provides a place to support a developing human |
menstrual cycle | a monthly series of hormones controlled changes that prepare the uterine lining for a pregancy |