Chapter 19 Flashcards
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Male sex hormone annotates physical changes including broadening of the shoulders development of muscles facial and other body hair and deepening of the voice is also causes the production of sperm
Testosterone
Male reproductive cells once Amilos physically mature he’s capable of manufacturing these for the rest of his life
Sperm
Testicles 2 small glands that produce sperm
Testes
A tube shaped organ attached to the trunk of the body just above the testes spongy tissue that contains many blood vessels
Penis
A thick fluid containing sperm and other secretions from the male reproductive organs propelled from penis
Semen
Is the union of a reproductive cell from a male and one from a female
Fertilization
Surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis
Circumcision
The tubes each testis join a larger coiled tube
Epididymis
Occurs when part of an organ pushes through an opening of a membrane or muscle that usually contains the organ
Hernia
Is a condition in which a person is unable to reproduce
Sterility
When the prostate gland enlarges for reasons such as an infection a tumor or old age
Enlarged prostate gland
Is an uncontrolled growth of cells
Cancer
Female reproductive cells
Ova
A mascular elastic passageway that extends from the uterus to the outside of the body
Vagina
The female sex glands that house the ova and produce female sex hormones Where ovas are stored
Ovaries
Process of releasing one mature ovum each month
Ovulation
These are apparent tubes with finger like projections that draw the ovum in
Fallopian tubes
A small masculine or pear-shaped organ about the size of a fist
Uterus
The cell that forms from the union of the sperm and egg
Zygote
Neck of the uterus
Cervix
This process of shutting the lining of the uterus
Menstruation
The time from the beginning of one menstrual period to the onset of the next
Menstrual cycle
These are mild and women usually get these at beginning of period
Menstrual cramps
The inability of a women to become pregnant
Infertility