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Reproductive Systemm
produces,stores,and releases specialized sex cells
Question | Answer |
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Each ovary contains 400,000 primary? | follicles |
When a follicle has completely matured, its egg is released in a process called? | ovulation |
From tge epididymis,some sperm are moved into a tube called the? | vas deferens |
Within each testis are clusters of hundreds of tiny tubules called? | seminiferous tubules |
Before or sometimes after birth the testes descend through a canal into an external sac called? | scrotum |
The egg passes from the fallopian tube into the cavity of an organ known as? | uterus |
Beyond the cervix is a canal that leads to the outside of the body? | vagina |
When the follicle turns yellow it is known as? | corpus luteum |
What is an fertilized egg? | zygote |
The formation of the central nervous system? | neurulation |
The connection between mother and developing embryo? | placenta |
After eight weeks of development, the embryo is called? | fetus |
The third layer is produced by a process of cell migration known as? | gastrulation |
The first two years of life is known as? | infancy |
What lasts from infancy until the onset of puberty,typically at an age of 12 or 13? | childhood |
What begins with puberty and ends with adulthood? | adolescence |
What is a specialization process that is responsible for the development of the various types of tissue in the body? | differentiation |
The process of a sperm joining an egg is called? | fertilization |
What phase begins after the egg is released? | luteal phase |
What lasts about three to seven days on average? | menstruation |