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| Secondary Sexual Characteristics |
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| growth spurt, development of mammary glands, or breasts, growth of underarm and pubic hair and a widening of the hips |
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| produce milk to nourish the baby |
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| egg, also called the ovum |
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contains many nutrients that will
be used in cell division once the egg is fertilized |
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The primary female reproductive organ, where egg cells mature and are released
produce the female sex hormones, estrogen and progesterone. |
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| each contain a single immature egg; contain cells that nourish and protect the developing egg |
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| the female reproductive cycle |
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| when menatrual cycle stops |
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| Once the egg matures, it will burst through the wall of the ovary. |
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The empty follicle;
matures and produces the hormones estrogen and progesterone |
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| oviduct (also called the fallopian tube) |
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| a tube that transports the egg to the uterus |
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| uterus, also called the womb |
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| the organ that will receive the embryo if the egg is fertilized |
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The lining of the uterus;
rich in nutrients, blood vessels, and mucus, and provides the nourishment for the embryo |
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| the muscular opening between the uterus and the vagina |
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receives the male penis and sperm during sexual intercourse, and it is
the birth canal through which a baby comes out |
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| the shedding of the endometrium |
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Endometrium is shed (menstruation).
Hormones produced: none
day 1–5 |
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Follicles in ovaries develop. Endometrium re-forms. Estrogen is produced by follicles.
day 6–13 |
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Egg is released from ovary.
day 14 |
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Corpus luteum forms. Endometrium thickens.
Estrogen and progesterone are produced by the corpus luteum.
day 15–28 |
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stimulates the endometrium to develop in preparation for the fertilized egg;
During pregnancy, prevent any other eggs from maturing. |
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| an orderly series of changes that an embryo undergoes to become a fully formed baby. |
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| causes milk to be produced to feed the baby |
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