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| the stage of postnatal development where sperm production and the emergence of secondary sexual traits start to form |
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| a steroid hormone; governs the structure and function of the male reproductive tract as well as the formation of sperm |
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| Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FHS)/Luteinizing Hormone (LH) |
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| made and secreted in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland; effects ovaries; found in both males and females |
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| Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) |
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| secreted/ controlled by the hypothalamus when blood levels of testosterone and other factors are low; this hormone allows the step up of secretion in LH and FSH |
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| gonads that produce oocytes (immature eggs) and secretes sex hormones on a cyclic basis to one of a pair of Fallopian tubes |
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| gonads that produce oocytes (immature eggs) and secretes sex hormones on a cyclic basis to one of a pair of Fallopian tubes |
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| a hollow, pear-shaped organ; made up from a smooth muscle called myometrium; the site for fertilization |
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| consists of connective tissues, blood vessels, and glands; the uterine lining |
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| the ceasing of fertilization on a cyclic basis; the oocyte matures inside an ovary and is released from it, and the endometrium is primed for pregnancy. When fertilization does not occur, blood and bits of the uterine lining flow from the vagina. |
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| the ovary releases an oocyte |
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| glandular structure; forms in an ovary; its hormonal secretions cause the endometrium to thicken in preparation for pregnancy. |
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| one of the two haploid daughter cells; receives most of the cytoplasm |
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| cell that is formed by way of meiosis; degenerates later in the cycle |
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| sex hormone; help reproductive organs form in female embryos; maintain secondary sexual traits |
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| stimulates oocytes to mature and prime the endometrium for pregnancy |
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| when the embryonic period ends, this is the new individual |
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| the process of which the blasocysts adheres to the uterine lining |
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| a membrane that will enclose the embryo |
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| the inner wall/lining of the blasocyst |
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| the fourth extraembryonic membrane after the yolk sac stage |
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| the lining of the cavity; the third membrane that balloons into maternal tissue |
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| embryonic sources of most bones, skeletal muscles of the head and trunk, and the dermis. |
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| blood-engorged organ composed of the uterine lining and extraembryonic membranes |
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| hormone that causes smooth muscle inside the uterine wall to contract during labor |
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| the stretching causes oxytocin secretion, which causes more stretching until the fetus is expelled |
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| hormone that helps the mother-to-be cope with the extraordinary physical and emotional strains of pregnancy and labor |
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| milk production that occurs in the mammary glands in a mother's breasts |
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| a hormone that calls for synthesis of enzymes used in milk production; secreted by the mother's anterior pituitary |
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