Sexual Reproduction
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Ovulation
The release of an egg from the Graafian follicle
Primary Sexual Characteristics
The sex organs and associated glands
Secondary Sexual Characteristics
Features that distinguish males from females, other that the presence of the sex organs
Menstrual Cycle
A series of changes that occurs in the female reproductive system every 28 days on average
Menstruation
The shedding of the blood-filled lining of the womb
Infertility
The inability to produce offspring
Male infertility
The inability to produce sperm capable of fertilising an egg cell
Female infertility
The inability to conceive
Endometriosis
A disease in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus
Orgasm
Involuntary muscle spasm
Fertilisation
The fusion of the sperm nucleus with the nucleus of the egg to form a diploid zygote
Implantation
The embedding of the fertilised egg into the lining of the womb
Placenta
Is formed from the tissue of 2 different individuals, the mother and the embryo
Abortion
The termination of a pregnancy
Contraception
Using methods to prevent fertilisation
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