health vocab

Sex glands

 Ovaries and testes

The part of adolescence when a boy or girl matures sexually

Puberty

the period of life between childhood and adulthood

Adolescence

male reproductive organ located outside of the body

Penis

chemicals released by endocrine gland

Hormones

sex cells

Ova(egg) and sperm

Process during which unfertilized egg pass from a female’s body

Menstruation

Physical features passed from a parent to a child

Traits

Large gland surrounding the male urethra

prostate

 Release of semen from the penis

ejaculation

Pouch that contains the testes

scrotom

The tip of the penis

glans

Tube through which both semen and urine leave the male body

urethra

Fluid made in male reproductive organs that contains male sex cells

semen

 Release of semen during sleep

nocturnal emission(wet dream)

The joining of a sperm with an egg

Fertilization

The permanent end of menstruation

Menopause

The first menstrual period

Menarche

A case of tissue enclosing an egg

Follicle

The egg leaving the ovary

Ovulation

 Female sex organ in which a baby develops

Uterus

Passage through which a baby moves during birth

Vagina

Ring of bone that protects the female reproductive organs located inside the body

Pelvic girdle

the period when a baby develops in a mothers uterus

pregnancy

A bag-like organ that surrounds the developing baby

placenta

  Cord that connects the baby to the placenta

Umbilical Cord

Twins developing from two different eggs

  Fraternal Twins

structures found inside of the nucleus of the cell

chromosomes

Gene pair member that can be expressed when only one gene for that trait is present

dominant trait

Gene pair member that can only be expressed when two genes for the trait are present

 Recessive Gene

Twins developing from the same egg

Identical Twins

 The ending of a pregnancy before a baby can live outside of its mother

Miscarriage

The care a mother and her developing baby get

prenatal care

 A doctor whose practice is limited to caring pregnant woman and delivering babies

 Obstetrician

The birth of a baby

delivery

Contraction of muscles of the uterus during birth

labor

 Establishing a loving relationship between

between parents and baby

bonding

The need to interact with others

social needs

 The needs of the body

physical needs

 Child age one through three

toddler

Child in the first year of life

infant

The needs of the mind

emotional needs

Person whose attitudes and behavior influences the attitudes and actions of others

role model