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Reproductive System
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Anatomy
11th Grade
03/10/2010

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ACROSOME
Definition
Covering the tip of a sperm cell's nucleus that is believed to contain enzymes necessary for fertilization.
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ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
Definition
Medical techniques, sometimes performed in vitro, that are done to increase the chances of pregnancy.
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BULBOURETHRAL GLAND
Definition
Gland located in the pelvic cavity that adds secretions to seminal fluid within the urethra.
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CERVIX
Definition
Narrow end of the uterus that projects into the vagina.
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CLITORIS
Definition
Small, erectile, female organ located in the vulva; homologous to the penis.
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COLOSTRUM
Definition
First secretion of a woman's mammary glands after she gives birth.
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CORPUS ALBICANS
Definition
White, fibrous tissue that replaces the regressing corpus luteum in the ovary in the latter half of pregnancy.
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CORPUS LUTEUM
Definition
Structure that forms from the tissues of a ruptured ovarian follicle and functions to secrete female hormones.
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EJACULATION
Definition
Ejection of seminal fluid.
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EJACULATORY DUCT
Definition
Tube, formed by the joining of the vas deferens and the tube from the seminal vesicle, that transports sperm to the urethra.
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ENDOMETRIUM
Definition
Lining of the uterus that becomes thickened and vascular during the menstrual cycle.
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EPIDIDYMUS
Definition
Coiled tubules next to the testes where sperm mature and may be stored for a short time.
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ESTROGEN
Definition
Female sex hormone secreted by the ovaries that, along with progesterone, promotes the development and maintenance of the primary and secondary female sex characteristics.
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EXTERNAL GENITALS
Definition
Sex organs that occur outside the body.
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FIMBRIA
Definition
Fingerlike extension from the uterine tube near the ovary.
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FOLLICLE
Definition
Structure in the ovary that produces the egg and particularly the female sex hormone estrogen.
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FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE
Definition
Hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the development of an ovarian follicle in a female or the production of sperm cells in a male.
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HERNIA
Definition
Protrusion of an organ through an abnormal opening, such as the intestine through the abdominal wall near the scrotum (inguinal ******) or the stomach through the diaphragm (hiatal ******).
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HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN
Definition
Hormone produced by the placenta that helps maintain pregnancy and is the basis for the pregnancy test.
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IMPLANTATION
Definition
Attachment and penetration of the embryo to the lining (endometrium) of the uterus.
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