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| highly coiled tubules where sperm form |
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| produce testosterone and other androgens |
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| sac that houses testes at a slightly reduced body temperature |
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| coiled tubules where sperm become motile and gain ability to fertilize |
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| propulsion of sperm form penis |
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| secrete alkaline fluid containing mucus, fructose, a coagulating enzyme, ascorbic acid, and prostaglandins |
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| secretes fluid containing anticoagulating enzymes and citrate |
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| just prior to ejaculation secrete a neutralizing clear mucus that carries some sperm |
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| composed of 3 cylinders of spongy erectile tissue derived from veins and capillaries |
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| head of penis covered by a fold of foreskin |
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| egg cell surrounded by one or more layers of follicle cells |
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| expulsion of egg from follicle |
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| secretes additional estrogens and progesterone |
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| highly vascularized inner lining of uterus |
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| neck of uterus that opens into vagina |
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| thin-walled chamber that forms the birth canal |
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| vascularized membrane that covers vaginal opening |
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| region containing both vaginal and uretral openings that is bordered by labia minora |
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| pair of slender skin folds that surrounds the openings of the vagina and urethra |
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| pair of thick, fatty ridges that encloses and protects the rest of the vulva |
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| short shaft richly supplied with nerve endings |
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| secrete mucus into vestibules for lubricant; only female accessory gland |
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| engorgement of tissue with blood |
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| preparation for coitus (sexual intercourse) |
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| period of sexual intercourse; heart rate increases greatly |
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| characterized by rhythmic involuntary muscular contractions, ejaculation; outcome of positive feedback |
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| reverses responses of earlier stages |
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| production of mature sperm cells |
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| deveolopment of mature, unfertilized egg cells (ova) |
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| secreted by Sertoli cells, inhibits FSH |
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| FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone) |
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| tropic hormone that is produced and secreted by the anterior pituitary and that stimulates the production of eggs by the ovaries and sperm by the testes |
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| tropic hormone that is produced and secreted by the anterior pituitary and that stimulates ovulation in females and androgen production in males |
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| steroid hormone rquired for development of the male reproductive system, spermatogenesis, and male secondary sex characteristics; the major androgen in mammals |
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| menstrual cycle (menstruation) |
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| nonpregnant endometrium is shed as bloody discharge through cervix into vagina |
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| endometrium is reabsorbed by uterus |
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| (day 1-4) menstrual bleeding (loss of endometrium) |
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| (day 5-14) endometrium thickens and becomes more vascularized |
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| (day 15-28) endometrium continues to thicken and vascularize |
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| some endometrial cells migrate to abnormal location |
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| cyclic recurrence of the follicular phase, ovulation, and the luteal phase in the mammalian ovary, regulated by hormones |
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| several follicles begin to grow but only one matures |
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| secondary oocyte released from follicle and ovary |
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| remaining follicular tissue develops into corpus luteum |
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| cessation of ovulation and menstruation (occurs around age 50) |
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| condition of carrying one or more embryos |
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| fertilization of egge by sperm |
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| time of most radical change for mother and baby |
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| disc-shaped organ containing embryonic and maternal tissue |
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| all major structures of adult are present in rudimentary form |
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| human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) |
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| acts like LH; causes corpus luteum to continue secreting extrogens and progesterone |
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| fetus grows rapidly to 30 cm and is very active |
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| fetus grows to 3-3.5 kg in weight and 50 cm in length |
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| aspect of postnatal care unique to mammals |
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| deliberate prevention of fertilization or pregnancy |
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| rhythm method (natural family planning) |
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| form of contraception that relies on refraining from sexual intercourse when conception is most likely to occur |
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| block sperm form meeting egg (e.g. condom, diaphragm, spermicide) |
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| intrauterine devices (IUDs) |
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| prevent implantation of blastocyst in uterus |
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| tying off a section of the oviducts |
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| cutting of the vas deferens |
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| spontaneous abortion (occurs in about 1/3 of all pregnancies) |
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