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| a human embryo after eight weeks of development |
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| the process in which the blastocyst attaches to the wall of the uterus |
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| the protective skin folds found at the entrance to the vagina |
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| the part of the ovarian cycle in which the corpus luteum thickens and continues to release estrogens adn progesterone hormones; it begins just after the follicular stage and ovulation. |
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| regular sequence of events in which an egg develops and is released from the body |
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| the biological stage of a female's life when she stops release eggs on a monthly cycle |
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| the primary female reproductive organ in female animals; the ovaries produce the eggs |
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| the release of a mature egg from the ovary into one of the Fallopian tubes |
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| the external sac that houses the testes, the male animal organ that produces sperm |
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| the combination of sperm and seminal fluid that is ejaculated from the penis |
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| the primary male reproductive organs that produce the male sex gametes, sperm |
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| a three month period of a woman's nine month pregnancy term |
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| a channel that connects mother and fetus and carries nutrients to the growing fetus |
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| the "womb" or the location in a woman's reproductive system that houses the growing fetus during pregnancy |
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| the opening and canal that lead to the cervix and uterus; the channel that serves as the pathway for fertilization |
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| the tube that carries sperm from the epididymis to the urethra in the male reporductive system |
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| the opening between the vagina and the uterus |
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| the release of semen from the testes through the penis |
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| the part of the female reproductive system that is attached to the ovaries and serves as the conduit from ovaries to uterus |
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| the biological birthing event that a woman undergoes in order to release a baby from the uterus |
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| the male organ that is used to deliver semen into a female |
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| the group of external female genital organs that includes the labia minora, labia majora, mons pubis, clitoris, vestibular glands and opening of the vagina |
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