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mod 6 week 1 study guide
Question | Answer |
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1. Male Reproductive Structures- | testes, epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicle, prostate gland, bulbourethral (cowpers) glands, scrotum, & penis |
2. Female Reproductive Structures- | Ovaries, uterine (fallopian) tubes, uterus, vagina |
3. Male sex cells- | sperm |
4. Female sex cells- | oocytes (eggs) |
5. Male sex hormones are called- | Androgens, the most abundant androgen is testosterone |
6. Female sex hormones are called- | Estrogens & Progesterones, the most abundent estrogen is estradiol |
7. Puberty- | the age when an individual becomes reproductively functional |
8. Androgens & Anabolic steroids- | The cheif drugs that effect the male reproductive system |
9. HRT | hormone replacement therapy |
10. BCP | birth control pills(oral contraceptives) |
11. GnRH | gonadatropin releasing hormone |
12. FSH | folicle stimulating hormone |
13. LH | lutenizing hormone |
14. The most common form of contraception in the US? | BCP |
15. Oral contraceptives consist what combination? | estrogen & progestione (to prevent pregnacy) |
16. Pop's- | (progestin only pills) Oral contraceptives that contain only progesterone, they have a higher failure than BCP's. Ex: Micronor-norethondrone |
17. How long does pregnacy last? | 38 weeks |