Chapter II: Sexual Health Terms Flashcards
A product of living cells that circulates in body fluids (as blood) that stimulates other body cells to do something.
Hormones
A small oval endocrine organ located at the base of the brain that produces various hormones that regulate especially growth and reproduction
Pituitary gland
A pair of glandular pouches that lie one on either side of the male reproductive tract and in the human male secrete a sugar- and protein-containing fluid into the ejaculatory duct
Seminal vesicle
An organ found in men and male animals that produces the liquid in which sperm is carried. This gland increases in size and can sometime develop cancer. Normal screening reduces cancer ri
Prostate gland
Either of two small glands lying on either side of the male urethra below the prostate gland and discharging a secretion into the semen that neutralizes conditions inside urethra.
Cowper’s gland
A sperm-carrying duct in the male beginning at the epididymis and eventually joins the duct of the seminal vesicle to form the ejaculatory duct
Vas deferens
Male reproductive glands that produces sperm and secretes testosterone and is contained in the scrotum.
Testis
A system of ducts leading from the testis that holds sperm during maturation before uniting into the vas deferens
Epididymis
Cancer of the testicles usually occurring between ages 15-35
Testicular Cancer
Usually two organs in women and female animals that produce eggs and female hormones
Ovaries
A female egg cell
Ovum
The organ in women in which babies develop before birth
Uterus
One mutually faithful sexual partner
Monogamy
Spreading disease from mother to baby
Vertical transmission (HIV)
One egg leaving a woman’s ovary once a month.
Ovulation