Reproduction Flashcards
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Biological process of producing offspring
Reproduction
Natural chemicals controlling body functions
Hormones
Cell used for sexual reproduction
Gamete
Release of an egg cell from an ovary
Ovulation
Another word for a gamete
Sex cell
Monthly series of events in female reproductive system
Menstrual cycle
Female sex cell (gamete)
Egg cell
Regular sequence of events
Cycle
Male sex cell (gamete)
Sperm cell
Time of physical changes in the body
Puberty
Carries egg cells from ovaries to uterus
Oviduct
Union of sperm and egg cell
Fertilisation
Time of physical and emotional changes in teenagers
Adolescence
Female reproductive organ producing egg cells
Ovary
Lining of uterus and blood pass out of vagina
Menstruation
Organ where a baby develops
Uterus
Embryo with a full set of organs
Fetus
Ring of muscle at bottom of uterus
Cervix
Attached to uterus, takes oxygen and food, removes waste
Placenta
Tube in females, leads from cervix to outside
Vagina
Bag containing amniotic fluid
Amniotic
Skin covering head of penis
Foreskin
Carries food, oxygen, waste between placenta and embryo
Umbilical
Bag of skin containing testes
Scrotum