1. Reproductive Systems VOCAB

2. Where Do Babies Come From?
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3. The Beginning
Menstruation: release of dead endometrial tissue and blood.
Ovulation: time when the egg is released from the ovary.
Fertilization: a sperm entering an ovum.
You only need ONE sperm and ovum
Conception: When the egg and sperm (embryo) have settled and continue down the fallopian tube
Implantation: when the embryo is stopped in the endometrium lining

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5. FEMALE Cervix: opening from the uterus to the vagina.
Endometrium Lining: lining of uterus
EXTRA INFO - During menstrual cycle, thickens to prep for embryo. If ova was not fertilized, then thickened lining is reduced and expelled during menstruation
Fallopian Tube: two tubular structures leading from the ovaries to the uterus.
Ovaries: organ holding the eggs (produces them)

6. FEMALE Ovum (Ova): female reproductive cell (egg)
Uterus: place where the baby grows in a woman's abdomen.
Vagina: passageway between the uterus and the outside of a woman's body.

7. Online – Menstrual Cycle
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8. Other FEMALE Words
Estrogen: the hormone responsible for sex drive in females; the egg producing hormone.
Menstrual cycle (MEN-stroo-al): the process of passing the blood and tissue lining of the uterus from the body.

Progesterone: builds up the lining of the uterus to prepare it for the fertilized ovum; the egg-setting hormone.
Urethra: below clitoris, the opening to bladder.

9. MALE
Cowper's glands: behind the base of the penis which secretes fluid to make semen and neutralize acid during sexual excitement.
Ejaculation (ee-jack-u-LAY-shun): when semen carrying sperm spurts out of penis.
Epididymis (ep-i-DID-i-mus): the structure that transports sperm from testes.
Penis (PEE-niss): the organ that transfers sperm to a female.
Prostate gland (not prostrate): a man's gland that helps make semen.

10. MALE
Scrotum (SKROH-tum): pouch-like sac holding both testicles in a separate compartment that hang underneath the penis.
Semen (SEE-men): the thick, sticky fluid which contains sperm ejaculated by male penis
Seminal Vesicles: two pouch-like structures which serve to store mature sperm until ejaculated.
Sperm: the microscopic cells produced by the male's testicles; fertilize female's ovum.

11. Testicles (tes-ti-kel) Testes gland: two glands in the male, located in the scrotum, which produce male hormones (testosterone) and sperm.
Testosterone (tes-TOS-te-rone): the male reproductive hormone made by the testicles which causes the changes of puberty.
Vas Deferentia-plural, Vas Deferens-singular (vas DEF-e- renz): two tubes leading from the epididymis to the seminal vesicles.
Urethra (yu-REE-thra): a tube that connects with the vas deferentia to carry sperm cells out of the body.

12. LABELING
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