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The blastocyst attaches to the uterine lining and begins to grow in a process called ________.
implantation
Mitotic cell divisions is _________.
cleavage
Where does the fertilized attach itself to as development proceeds?
endometrium
From 8 weeks until birth, fertilized egg is called _________.
fetus
The first 8 weeks of pregnancy, the fertilized the egg is called a _______.
embryo
A fertilized egg is called a ______.
zygote
The phase in the menstrual cycle in which the uterine lining sloughs off tissue, blood, and the unfertilized egg.
menstruation
The phase in the menstrual cycle in which the egg is released from the ovaries is reffered to as _______.
ovulation
The tubes connecting sperm in the testes to the urethra are called the ______.
vas deferens
Tightly coiled tubes within the testes that stores mature sperm is called the ________.
seminiferous tubules
The male sex cells are called ______ and the female sex cells are called _____.
sperm; egg
Male and female sex cells are collectively called _____.
gametes
Reproductive organs that produce sex cells are referred to as ______.
gonads
Name the male sex hormone that initiates secondary sex characteristics.
testosterone
In males, puberty generally occurs between ages of ________.
10-12
Name the two female sex hormones that are responsible for the development of secondary sex characteristics.
estrogen and progesterone
In females, puberty generally occurs between the ages of _______.
8-11
__________ in women is the time at which females cease to release eggs.
menopause
During delivery, the strong ring of muscles at the lower opening of the uterus called the cervix begin to _______.
dilate
During first trimester of pregnancy ________ are formed which later organize into the major organ system.
ectoderm, mesoderm, adn endoderm
Cleavage produces a ball of cells called ________.
blastocyst
The period of rapid division of an egg immediately after fertilization is called _________.
cleavage
Pregnancy is divided into ________.
3 month periods called trimesters
The _____ of the mom and the baby do not mix.
blood
The blood of the fetus does what?
absorbs oxygen, nutrients, antibodies, and gets ride of waste through the placenta
_______ is the structure that exchanges substances between mother and fetus.
placenta
The uterine lining has been preparing for the ______ immediately after the last menstrual period of the mom.
embryo
Impantation of the fertilized egg occurs in the _______ lining of the uterus.
endometrium
What is a strong, muscular structure in the female body that houses the growth of the egg?
uterus
If fertilization occurs by a sperm cell, it usually occurs in the _______.
fallopian tube
_________ secretes hormones which helps to regulate the menstrual cycle.
corpus luteum
The ruptured follicle left in the ovary after ovulation develops into a _________.
corpus luteum
Each month, an egg will be released form the ovary and travel thorugh the ______ to _______.
fallopian tube; uterus
The female sex organs are the ovaries which produce _______.
eggs
Sperm and eggs are both ________ which contain _____ chromosomes
haploid cells; 23
The female sex cell are produced in the ______.
ovaries
The female sex cells are called ________.
eggs, ovum, ootid, or follices
______ provides the sperm cell with energy.
Fructose
Semen is _________ and contains _______.
alkaline; fructose
Semen which is secreted from the _____ ismixed with the sperm cells.
seminal vesicles, prostate gland, and bulbourethral gland
During _______, sperm travels from the epididymus, though the vas deferens, through urethra, and exits the male's body throught the penis.
ejaculation
Production of sperm and testosterone are regulated by hormones produced by the _______.
pituitary gland
Testes are suspended in the _____.
scrotum
Male hormones are ______.
testosterone
The male sex organs are the _______ which produce _______.
testes; sperm
The sperm cell consists of 3 parts:
head(contains DNA-23 chromosomes); midpiece(contains mitochondria); tail(flagellum)-used for locomotion
The sperm mature in the ______.
epididymus
Sperm are produced in ________ in _______.
seminiferous tubules; testes
Th male sex cells are ______.
sperm
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