definitions

Question 1

vagina

Answer 1

muscle connecting the uterus to the outside

Question 2

cervix

Answer 2

strong ring-like muscle connecting vagina and uterus

Question 3

fallopian tubes

Answer 3

2 narrow tubes extending from either side of uterus; connects ovaries to uterus

Question 4

ovaries

Answer 4

outside the fallopian tubes; secretes important hormones and releases eggs

Question 5

uterus

Answer 5

behind the bladder and is a muscle strong enough to “push baby through vagina

Question 6

endometrium

Answer 6

the inner lining of your uterus

Question 7

testicles

Answer 7

oval-shaped mass in the scrotum; manufactures sperms cells

Question 8

epididymis

Answer 8

coiled tube which nourishes sperm

Question 9

vas deferens

Answer 9

storage tube for mature mobile sperm

Question 10

scrotum

Answer 10

regulates testicles temperature

Question 11

zygote

Answer 11

the initial cell after fertilization which possesses half the DNA of parents

Question 12

embryo

Answer 12

the zygote at the earliest stage of development; stage ends at week 8

Question 13

morula

Answer 13

the embryo with 32 cells

Question 14

blastocyst

Answer 14

the embryo with 70-100 cells

Question 15

implantation

Answer 15

the earliest stage of pregnancy; when the blastocyst adheres to the uterine wall

Question 16

fetus

Answer 16

the developing human with the presence of major organs

Question 17

pituitary gland

Answer 17

regulates growth, metabolism, and reproduction through the hormones that it produces.