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1
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Endocrine system messenger

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Hormones

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2
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Hormones pathway

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Bloodstream

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3
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Hormones interact with

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Only target cells

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4
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Part of brain that pituitary glands deal with

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Hypothalamus

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5
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3 endocrine glands in brain

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Pituitary gland
Hypothalamus
Pineal body

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6
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Pb secretes ______, which controls ______

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Melatonin

Sleep

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7
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Main hormone pituitary gland secretes

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Growth

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8
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Hormone regulates calcium

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Parathyroid hormone

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9
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Pancreas makes

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Insulin

Glucagon

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10
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When _ cells mature hormones are released from thymus

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T

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11
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Testes make _________ hormone in boys

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Testosterone

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12
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Adrenal glands make

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Adrenaline

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13
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Six things endocrine system handles.

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  1. Growth
  2. Metabolism
  3. Immune system
  4. Stress
  5. Emergency response
  6. Sexual development
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14
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Female ovaries produce 2 hormones

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  1. Progesterone

2. Estrogen

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15
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_____ is link _______ and __________

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  1. Hypothalamus
  2. Endocrine glands
  3. Nervous system
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16
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Endocrine glands make _________ that affect _______

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  1. Hormones

2. Target cells

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17
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2 functions of male repro system

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  1. Make sperm

2. Make testosterone

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18
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Where sperm made

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Testes

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19
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2 testosterone changes

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Deep voice

Broad shoulders

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20
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Chromosomes in sperm are in

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Head

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21
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2 functions of female repro system

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Make eggs

Make/harbor child

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22
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Func of menstrual cycle

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Release egg to be fertilized

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23
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When menstruation start

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10-14

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24
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At around 50 what happens to woman

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Menopause

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25
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What happens during menstrual cycle

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  1. Lining of uterus thickens

2. Egg released into oviduct

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26
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How long is menstrual cycle

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4-6 days

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27
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Egg

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Female sex cell

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28
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Menstruation

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Process in which blood and tissue from broken down lining of uterus pass through vagina

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29
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Sperm

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Male sex cell

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30
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Fertilization

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Joining of sperm and egg

31
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Ovulation

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Release of mature egg from ovary

32
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Reproduction

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Process by which living things produce others of the same type

33
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Chromosomes

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Structure in cell that carries inherited characteristics

34
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Zygote

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Fertilized egg

35
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Semen

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Mix of sperm cells and fluid

36
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Estrogen

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Triggers development in female physical characteristics

37
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Testosterone

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Triggers development of male sex characteristics

38
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Girls

A

Breasts grow
Begin to ovulate
Hips widen

39
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Boys

A

Hair appears of face and chest
Begin making sperm
Voice deepens

40
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Both

A

Sex organs develop
Skin makes more oils
Body odor increases

41
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Fertilized egg

A

Zygote

42
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When in uterine wall developing baby is

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Embryo

43
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8 weeks after fertilization baby is

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Fetus until birth

44
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Sac that cushions and protects baby

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Amniotic sac

45
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Temporary organ links child to mom so child can get nutrients and O2

A

Placenta

46
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Tube of blood cells between placenta and embryo

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Umbilical cord

47
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Time it takes for zygote to reach uterus

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4 days

48
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How long until birth

A

36 weeks

49
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When baby leaves mother

A

Delivery

50
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Muscular contractions that push baby out

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Labor

51
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15 mins after birth what happens

A

After birth

52
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Difference between identical and fraternal twins

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Identical: 1 egg split in 2, 1 sperm
Fraternal: 2 eggs, 2 sperm

53
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Babies are infants until

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2

54
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2 ways babies develop during infancy

A
  1. Can cry

2. Crawl/walk

55
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Childhood ages

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2-12

56
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Development changes 3-6

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Learn to share, play, have convos

57
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Development from 7-10

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Cares for others more, want friends

58
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Development 10-12

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Wants to fit in

59
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Adolescents age

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9-15

60
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Development 9-14

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Enters puberty, body becomes sex ready

61
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Development 13-15

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Able to think and reason

62
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Adulthood ages

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16-death

63
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How to slow aging

A

Healthy diet

Exercise

64
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Difference between sexual and aesexual repro

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S: 2 parents, children similar to parents
A: 1 parent, children same as parents

65
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Advantage to sexual repro

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Genetic variation

66
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2 disadvantages to sexual repro

A

Time

Effort

67
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2 identical cells can form during _____ aesexual repro

A

Fission

68
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Type aesexual repro where child grows off parent

A

Budding

69
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When animal regrows part of itself

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Animal regeneration

70
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When stolon from plant grows into identical model of parent

A

Vegetative repro

71
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Aesexual in lab

A

Cloning

72
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Advantage of aesexual repro

A

Rapid

Large #s

73
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Disadvantage of aesexual repro

A

Disease kills one, will kill all

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