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| Medulla - inner part of the organ |
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| Cortex - the outer part of an organ |
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| Mesenchyme - embroyonic tissue from which connective and muscle tissue arises. |
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| Testies develop during the 7th & 8th weeks. |
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Ovaries develop in the 10th week.
All eggs in a woman' reproductive life is available is present @ birth. |
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| Oogenesis - process during fetal life whereby the ovary produces oogenia, cells that become primitive ovarian eggs. |
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| Primitive follicle - small ovarian cavitiy within the oocyte. |
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| Spermatozoa (Sperm) - male gamates |
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| Spermatogenesis - process by which mature sperm are formed. Occurs at puberty. |
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| Fallopian tubes - from unfused portions of paramesonephric ducts. |
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| Epithelium & uterine glands - forms from fused portions of paramesonephric glands. |
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Vagina development
1) epithelium - from endoderm of the urlgenital sinus.
2) musculature - from uterovaginal primordium.
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| Fetal testies secrete two horomones testosteone, stimulate mesonephric ducts to become male genital tract; mullerian regressin factor, supress paramesonephric factor to prevent female genital tract. |
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| mesonephric ducts develop vas deferens, epididymis, seminal vesicle, and ejaculatory duct. |
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| Male and female genitals start to differentiate at 8th week. Differentiation complete at 12th week. |
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Puberty - period between childhood and adult sexual characteristics.
Boys mature 2yrs later than girls.
Puberty lasts 1.5 to 5 yrs. |
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