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vocabulary words pertaining to the reproductive system

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show the male primary sex organ that produces sperm  
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Scrotum   show
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show a gland in male mammals surrounding the urethra at the base of the bladder that controls release of urine from the bladder and secretes a fluid which is a major constituent of semen  
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show male or female sex cell; sperm or egg  
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Zygote   show
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show organs producing gametes; ovaries or testes  
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show highly convoluted tubes within the testes that form sperm  
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show a sexual reproductive cell; gamete; one of the diploid cells in the reproductive organs of a multicellular organism that undergo division and are the precursors of haploid gametes  
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Sustentacular Cell   show
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Spermatic Cord   show
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show that portion of the male duct system in which sperm mature; empties into the ductus, or vas, deferens  
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Seminal Vesicles   show
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show any of the supporting strands of connective tissue projecting into an organ and constituting part of the framework of that organ  
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Spermatogenesis   show
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show fluid mixture produced by male reproductive structures; contains sperm, nutrients, and mucus  
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Ovary   show
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show a hollow muscular organ located in the pelvic cavity of female mammals in which the fertilized egg implants and develops; also called the womb  
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show the tube-shaped part of the reproductive tract in female mammals that is connected to the cervix of uterus at one end and opens to the vulva on the other end; the fully developed fetus passes through this during birth  
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Vulva   show
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show follicle stimulating hormone; a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary that stimulates ovarian follicle production in females and sperm production  
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show luteinizing hormone; an anterior pituitary hormone that aids maturation of cells in the ovary and triggers ovulation; also causes the interstitial cells of the testis to produce testosterone  
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Follicle   show
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Uterine Tube   show
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Cervix of Uterus   show
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Menopause   show
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show the process of formation of the ova  
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Ovulation   show
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show the period of development in the uterus from conception until birth; pregnancy  
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show the widening or stretching of an opening or a hollow structure in the body  
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Effacement   show
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show the thin yellowish fluid secreted by the mammary glands at the time of parturition that is rich in antibodies and minerals, and precedes the production of true milk; also called foremilk  
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show or ductus deferens (carrying away); the main duct through which semen is carried from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct  
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