Every cell has a \______ which contains DNA with \__ chromosomes.
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blood
The fimbriae become filled with \______ as ovulation nears.
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egg
The \______ is the size of a grain of sand.
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hair
The fallopian tubes are about 2 times the thickness of a human \______.
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hormones
\______ control both men and women's cycles.
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valve
A \______ stops urination during sexual arousal.
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golf ball
The prostate is about the size of a what?
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seminiferous tubules
The \______ \______ are about 700 feet long.
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cooler
Testicles work better in \______ temperatures.
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2
The average male produces around \__ trillion sperm in their lifetime.
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epididymis
If the \______ were stretched out, it would be 15-20 feet.
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flagellum, head
A sperm's tail is known as a ______ while the ______ contains the DNA.
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20
__% of male sperm is defective.
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sensitive
Erogenous zones are the body's most \______ areas.
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vagina, 4
After sperm enters the \______, nearly 1/\__ of it will die immediately.
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48
Sperm remains viable for 28-\__ hours.
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2
Only 1/\__ of sperm will go up the right tube.
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50
Of all the sperm, only \__ will reach the egg.
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tail, DNA
Once inside the egg, the sperm loses its \______ and releases tightly packed molecules filled with \______.
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24
The cell begins to divide within \__ hours.
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zygote, blastocyst
A fertilized egg becomes a ______ , which after 5 days turns into a ______.
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10
Within \__ days, a blastocyst implants itself into the uterus.
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10
After 2 weeks in the uterus the creation is 1/\__ of an inch long.
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4
After \__ weeks, arm buds and the beginning of eyes are formed.
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amniotic
The embryo floats inside of the \______ sac.
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fetus
After 10 weeks the embryo becomes a \______.
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umbilical
The \______ cord is the fetus' link to life.
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life
The reproductive system is a unique system that requires one human to interact with another to accomplish its goal - to create \______.
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false
True or false; reproductive systems are essential for survival.
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fertilization, birth
Role is to provide the eggs for _, nourish the egg, and allow them to grow and develop until _.
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1, 2, 520
Girls are born with \__ million eggs in each of their \__ ovaries. Despite this, they only need \__ in their lifetime.
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sperm
Men never stop producing \______.
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pelvic
Ovaries are located in the \______ cavity.
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estrogen
Ovaries produce eggs and \______, the female sex hormone.
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fallopian
\______ tubes connect the ovaries to the uterus.
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fimbriae, catch
\______ are finger like projections on the end of the fallopian tubes that "\______" the eggs.
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womb, bladder, 2, 12
The uterus is also known as the **______**. It is located just over the __________ and the baby develops here, stretching it from __" to __".
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thick, body
The uterus has extremely \______ walls that and is called the \______.
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endometrium, tissue
Inner tissues of the uterus are known as the ______ . It is made out of blood and ______.
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placenta
During pregnancy, the endometrium becomes part of the \______.
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cervix, uterus
The \______ is located in the lower part of the uterus. It directs sperm from the vagina through to the \______.
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10, birth canal
The cervix dilates \__ cm at the end of pregnancy to allow a baby to pass through the \______ \______.
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release
Secrete means to \______.
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mucus
The cervix secretes \______ to form a plug during pregnancy.
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ovaries, egg
The fallopian tubes lead from the \______ to the uterus. Sperm usually meets the \______ here.
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Each fallopian tube is around \__ inches long.
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copulation
Another word for sex is \______.
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cervix, birth canal
The vagina is a tube that connects to the ______. It is used for copulation and as a _______.
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yes
Do bacteria always try to enter your body?
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vulva
The vagina is connected to a female's external genitalia known as the \______.
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clitoris
The \______ is a small mass of tissues that enlarges during sexual arousal.
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lubricant
The greater vestibular glands produce a \______.
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majora, minora
The labia \______ is on the outside, while the labia \______ is on the inside.
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minora, fallopian, acidic, white
The physical protection of the vagina is done by the labia majora and ______, downward flow is created by cilia in the ______ tubes, the vagina is ______, and finally the immune system uses _ blood cells.
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fatty
Breasts are made mostly of \______ tissue.
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birth, ducts, nipple
Mammary glands produce milk after ______. The milk is then drained into the mammary ______ located in the ______.
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nutrients, antibodies
Breast milk is a source of \______ as well as immunization by giving the baby \______.
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It takes 10-\__ minutes to empty one breast.
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True
True or false; every cell has the same DNA.
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pubic
The \______ bone is the front of the pelvis.
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reproduction, hormones, scrotum
Testes are male organs for ______. They produce and store sperm cells along with sex ______ associated with reproduction. They are stored in the ______.
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penis, ejaculated
The vas deferens are a tube that connect each testicle to the ______. During intercourse, mature sperm cells pass through the vas deferens and are ______ into the urethra.
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acid, 2
The prostate gland secretes (releases) a fluid that help the sperm move and neutralizes the vagina's \______. \__ other glands help, but they aren't as important.
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seminiferous, epididymis
Testes are made out of \______ tubules. The \______, located just above the testes, stores the sperm.
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pouch
The scrotum is a \______ of skin that stores the testes.
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blood, urethra
\______ fills the penis during sexual intercourse causing it to become erect. The \______ carries sperm out of the penis.
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400, 1
There are \__ million sperm in each ejaculation, equivalent to about \__ teaspoon(s).
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erectile
The penis has \______ tissue.
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labia, flow, acid
The man's body perfectly counters the girl's defenses. The penis pushes past the ______, the sperm's tails swim against downward ______, the semen neutralizes the ______, and the sheer amount of sperm overwhelm the girl's immune system.
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eggs
Oogenesis is the production of \______.
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sperm
Spermatogenesis is the production of \______.
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uterine, uterus, 28
The menstrual cycle includes the ovarian and ______ cycle. This prepares an egg and ______ for a potential pregnancy. The cycles restart after _ days.
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5, lining, ovulation, luteum
Day 1-_, menstruation occurs, and the ____ of the uterus is shred, day 6-13, the follicular and proliferative phase begins, day 14, ______ occurs, and around this time is the only time it is possible for a girl to get pregnant, day 15-28, the luteal and secretory phase occurs. The endometrium is made stronger, and corpus ______ is released in case of a pregnancy.
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Menopause
\______ is the natural cessation (end, you should know what that means) of the cycle. No more kids and bleding.
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follicle, largest, 2
\______ surrounds the development of an egg. MATURED eggs are about the size of a grain of sand, the \______ cell in the human body. Girls lose 1-\__ ounces of blood during their menstrual cycle.
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luteum
Corpus \______ makes the endometrium softer and more able to detect and catch sperm.
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million
Men produce several \______ sperm a day.
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Males are X__, while girls are X__.
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gonia, cytes, zoa
Spermato\______ \> Spermato\______ \> Spermato\______ which develop into sperm cells.
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40
Pregnancies last \__ weeks or 9 months.
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umbilical
Things that are a part of the baby are the body, the placenta, the \______ cord, and the amniotic fluid, while the mother only owns the endometrium.
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6
The heartbeat starts at \__ weeks.
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amniotic
When the placenta cracks, \______ fluid will flow out and this has come to be known as "water breaking."
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feet
\______ first birth leads to a cesarian section which leads to cutting out the placenta and baby and then stitching the mom back up.
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pain
Epidural blocks the \______ of childbirth.
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2, 1, separated
Fraternal twins are \__ sperm and egg(s), while identical twins are \__ sperm and egg(s). Conjoined is the same as identical, only they never \______.
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Ovary
(vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone
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Oviduct
tube that conveys egg cells away from the ovary toward the uterus; the usual site of fertilization
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Fallopian Tubes
transports eggs from ovaries to uterus
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Uterus
The thick, muscular, pear-shaped organ in the female mammal in which the embryo develops.
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Cervix
opening to the uterus
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Vagina
a canal that leads from the uterus to the outside of the body
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Vulva
external parts of the female genitalia
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Testes
The male gonads, which produce sperm and secrete male sex hormones.
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Vas deferens
A coiled tube that carries the sperm out of the testes.
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Prostate Gland
A gland within the male reproductive system that is located just below the bladder.
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Penis
the male organ that transfers sperm to a female and that carries urine out of the body.
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Scrotum
the external pouch that contains the testes
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Menstrual Cycle
The monthly cycle (around 28 days) of discharge of blood and tissues from the uterus.