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| the chemicals that are made by endocrine glands |
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| cells that recognize a hormones chemical structure. ONly certain hormones can attach to certain target cells |
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| Role of the Endocrine System |
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| Controls many of the body's daily activities and long term changes such as developement |
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| the process that the body uses to turn the hormones on and off. If the level of the hormone gets too high, then the gland stops producing it. If the level gets too low, then the gland turns back on. |
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| How do hormones and target cells work together? |
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| Only certain target cells can work with certain hormones. |
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| When a sperm and an egg join. |
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| How many chromosomes does a sperm have? |
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| How many chromosomes does an egg have? |
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| How many chromosomes does a person have? |
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| when an egg is released from an ovary |
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| What is the male sex cell? |
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| What is the female sex cell? |
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| Where are sperm produced? Eggs? |
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| Purpose of the male reproductive system |
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| Make testosterone, make sperm, and help the boy develop into a man |
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| Purpose of the female reproductive system |
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| Make estrogen and progesterone, make egss, nourish a baby until it is born, turn a girl into a woman |
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| Testes -> Vas deferens -> urethra -> out of the body |
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| Ovary -> Fallopian tubes -> uterus -> out of the body if the egg is not fertilized |
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| What occurs during the menstrual cycle? |
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| The lining of the uterus gets thicker, and an egg is released. If the egg is not fertilized, then she will start her "period" and shed the lining of the uterus. |
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| How long is the menstrual cycle? |
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| The process of inheriting genes from parents |
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| The gene that is always seen in an organism. |
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| The gene that is hidden by a dominant gene if it is presend. |
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| long chain molecules that make up chromosomes |
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| Different forms of the same gene |
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| a segment of DNA that has information about a specific trait. |
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