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| ductless or tubeless organs or groups of cells that secrete horomones directly into the bloodstream |
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| chemical substances that are produced in glands and help regulate many of your body's functions |
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| produces horomones that regulate metabolism, body heat, and bone growth |
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| produce a horomone that regulates the body's calcium and phosphorus balance |
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| a gland that serves both the digestive and endocrine systems |
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| regulates and controls the activities of all of the other endocrine glands |
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| glands that help the body recover from stress and respond to emergencies |
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| the system of organs involved in the production of offspring |
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| the male reproductive cells |
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| two small glands that produce sperm |
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| a tube-shaped organ that extends from the trunk of the body just above the testes |
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| a thick fluid containing sperm and other secretions from the male reproductive system |
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| the inability to reproduce |
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| female reproductive cells |
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| a hollow, muscular, pear-shaped organ inside a female's body |
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| the female sex glands that store the ova and produce female sex horomones |
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| the process of releasing a mature ovum into the fallopian tube each month |
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| a pair of tubes with fingerlike projections that draw into the ovum |
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| a muscular, elasting passageway that extends from the uterus to the outside of the body |
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| the opening to the uterus |
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| shedding of the uterine lining |
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