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7th Grade
11/16/2011

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Anus:

 The opening in the buttocks from which bowel movements come when a person goes to the bathroom. It is the final part of the digestive system.Often reffered to as the "butt hole

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Cerix:

The opening of the uterus into the vagina.

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Cowpers glands:

Glands on either side of the urethra that makes a discharge which lines the urethra when a man gets an erection, making it less acid-like to protect the sperm.

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Epididymis:

The coiled tubes, behind the testicles, where sperm mature and are stored.

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Fallopain tubes:

The ducts tha carry an ovum (egg cell) from the ovary to the uterus.

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Labia:

The folds of skin in the female genitals that protect the opening to the urethra and vagina.

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Ovaries:

Female gonda (sex glands). They are on either side of the uterus where egg cells are stored and female hormones are made. Singular word is ovary.

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Penis:

The organ of the male genitals wich is made up of a shaft a glans. It is used for urination and ejaculation. 

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Prostate Gland:

A gland under the bladder that makes some of the liquid part of semen.

 

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Scotum:

The sac that holds the testes and controls the temperature

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Seminal Vesicles:

Glands on each vas deferens that make some of the liquid part of semen.

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Sperm:

The cell from a man or a boy that can start a pregnancy when it joins with an ovum.

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Testicles:

Male gonads.  They are glands in the scotum that make sperm and male hormones.  They are sometimes called testes.  Singular word is testis.

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Urethra:

Tube that carries urine out of the body.  In males, it also carries semen, but not at the same time.

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Uterus:

The organ where an embryo/fetus (developing baby) grows for nine months.  Sometimes called the womb.

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Vagina:

The tube leading from the uterus to the outside of the female's pubic area.  (between her legs)

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Vas Deferens:

The tube that carries sperm from the epididymis up into the male's body.  The plural is vasa deferens.

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