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growth hormone

a secretion of the pituitary

archenteron

embryonic gut

polar body

a cell produced during oogenesis

releasing factor

secreted by the hypothalamus

uric acid

major nitrogenous waste of incest

uterus

human organ which contains growing embryos

neurotransmitters

secreted by nerve cells

glomerulus

produces the kidney filtrate

polyspermy

prevented by the cortical reaction

thyroid hormone

molecule which contains iodine

prostate

male reproductive part

glucagon

stimulates the breakdown of liver glcogen

metamorphosis

major developmental event changing a juvenile form to an adult

eicosanoid

phospholipid breakdown product

hormone

general term for a chemical signal that travels longer than diffusion distances to reach its target

urea

major nitrogenous waste of humans

amplification

small signals make large responses

pelvis

large hollow depression in the kidney

mineral corticoids

target the kidney to reabsorb ions from the filtrate

steriod

similar to cholesterol in structure

cleavage

cell division in the earliest embryos

cAMP

a second messager

epinephrine

stimulates the fight or flight response

urethra

tube that removes urine from the body

yolk

food for a growing embryo