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| How does FSH affect the male reproductive system? |
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Definition
| It causes sustentacular cells to release androgen-binding protein. |
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| How long can a sperm live in the female after ejaculation? |
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| How long does the egg live in the female after it is ovulated? |
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| How long is the gestation period for humans? |
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Definition
| The moment from the last menstration until the birth of the child. |
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Term
| What STIs can be treated with antibotics? |
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Definition
| Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Chlamydia |
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Term
| What are the ligaments that hold the uterus in place? |
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Definition
| Ovarian, suspensory, mesovarium, broad |
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Term
| What are the risk factors associated with breast cancer? |
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Definition
- Early menarchy
- Late menopause
- No pregnancies or first pregnancy late in life
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Term
| What do the ciliated fibriae of the infundibulum do? |
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Definition
| They create movements to move the oocyte along the uterine tube. |
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| What does Antigen Binding Protein do? |
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Definition
| It makes the spermatogenic cell receptive to testosterone |
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Term
| What does LH do in the male sex organs? |
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Definition
| It simulates the intersistial cells to release testosterone. |
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Term
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Definition
| It prompts the corpus luteum to continue to secrete progesterone and estrogen. |
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Term
| What does the SRY gene do? |
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Definition
| Initiates testes development and other male traits through secretion of testosterone. |
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Term
| What hormone is high during the proliferative phase of the menstrual cycle? |
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Definition
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Term
| What hormone is high during the secretory phase of the menstrual cycle? |
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Definition
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| What hormone is responsible for the surge of LH & FSH that cause ovulation? |
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Definition
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| What portion of the placenta is responsible for maintaining the negative feedback system of estrogen and progesterone? |
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Definition
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| What hormones are produced by the Corpus Luteum? |
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Definition
| Estrogen and Progesterone |
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Term
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Definition
| The conceptus from fertilization until it is two weeks old. |
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Term
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Definition
| A conceptus from three weeks to the eighth week. |
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Term
| What is the corona radiata? |
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Definition
| The circle of cells that accompany the vesicular follicle when it ovulates. |
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Term
| What is the labioscrotal fold? |
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Definition
| It is the beginning of a scrotum in the case of a male and the labia majora in the case of a female. |
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Term
| What is the most common STI in the US? |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| The diamond shaped region between the pubic arch and the coccyx. |
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Term
| What is the second most common STI in the US? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the usual site of fertilization? |
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Definition
| The ampula of the uterine tubes |
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Term
| What is the zona pellucida? |
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Definition
| The tough membrane around the egg outside the corona radiata. |
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Term
| When do gonads begin to develope in females? In males? |
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Definition
| Femals 8th week and males 7th week. |
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Term
| When do gonads start to develope in a fetus? |
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Definition
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Term
| When do we consider a conceptus a fetus? |
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Definition
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Term
| Where does breast cancer usually start? |
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Definition
| Epithelial cells of the small ducts. |
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