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Biol 104 Ch 27
Chapter 27 Reproduction
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10/16/2011

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Asexual Reproduction
Definition
the creation of a gentically identical offpsring by a lone parent
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Budding
Definition
Splitting off new individuals from outgrowths of existing ones (Hydras)
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Fission
Definition
separation of a parent into two or more individuals of about equal size (Sea anemone)
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Fragmentation
Definition
Breaking of the parent body into several pieces
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Regeneration
Definition
The regrowth of lost body parts (starfish)
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4 Types of Asexual Reproduction
Definition
Budding, fission, fragmentation, regeneration
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Sexual Reproduction
Definition
Creation of offspring through fertilzation
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Fertilzation
Definition
the fusion of two haploid sex cells
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Gamete
Definition
Sex cells, two gametes form a zygote
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Zygote
Definition
fertilized egg
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Sperm
Definition
small cell that moves by means of a flagellum
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Egg
Definition
Female gamete, much larger cell that is not self-propelled
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External Fertilization
Definition
The fusion of gametes that parents have discharged into the environment
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Internal Fertilization
Definition
When sperm are deposited in or close to the female reproductive tract
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Gonads
Definition
Organs that produce gametes
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Ovaries
Definition
Woman's gonads
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Follicles
Definition
consist of one or more layers of cells that surround, nourish, and protect a single developing egg cell
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Ovulation
Definition
when an immature egg is eject from the follicle
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Corpus Lutenum
Definition
secretes additional estrogen as well as progesterone, a hormone that helps maintain uterine lining during pregnancy
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Oviduct
Definition
Aka fallopian tube.
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Uterus
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Womb
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Embryo
Definition
used for stage developmen from the first division of the zygote until body stuctures begin to appear, 9th week in humans
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Fetus
Definition
9th week of pregnancy, a developing human
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Ecoptic Pregnancy
Definition
when pregnancy is in the oviducts and not the uterus. can be very serious
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Cervix
Definition
narrow neck at the bottom of the uterus which opens into the vagina
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Vagina
Definition
thin-walled, but strong muscular chamber that serves as the birth canal through which the baby is born
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Vagina
Definition
thin-walled, but strong muscular chamber that serves as the birth canal through which the baby is born
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Vulva
Definition
collective term for the external female genitalia
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Labia Minora
Definition
border the openings
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Labia Minora
Definition
border the openings
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Labia Majora
Definition
protect the vaginal opening
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Glans
Definition
head
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Glans
Definition
head
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Prepuce
Definition
small hood of skin
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Epididymis
Definition
stores the sperm while they continue to develop
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Vas deferens
Definition
sperm comes from epididymis into the vas deferens
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Ejaculatory duct
Definition
Where the sperm from the two testies join
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seminal vesicles
Definition
behind the unrinary bladder, that serete a thick fluid that contains frutose
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prostate gland
Definition
secretes a thin fluid that further nourishes the sperm
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Bulbourethral glands
Definition
secrete a clear alkaline mucus
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Gametogenesis
Definition
formation of gametes
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spermatogensis
Definition
formation of sperm cells
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Seminiferous tubules
Definition
coiled tubes in testes where sperm develop
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oogensis
Definition
the development of a mature egg
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oogensis
Definition
the development of a mature egg
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Blastocoel
Definition
fluid filled cavity that forms in the center of the embryo
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Bastula
Definition
a hollow ball of cells
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Gastrulation
Definition
second major phase of embryonic development
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Gastrula
Definition
three layered stage that forms the embryo