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Human Reproduction
Term | Definition |
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Fallopian Tube | Site of Fertilisation |
Uterus | Where the embryo develops |
Ovary | Produces the egg |
Oestrogen | The female hormone |
Menstruation | The lining of the uterus breaks down and blood is released through the vagina |
Ovulation | Release of an egg from the ovary |
Fertile Period | Time when fertilisation is most likely to happen if sperm is present. |
Menstrual cycle | monthly series of changes a woman’s body goes through in preparation for the possibility of pregnancy. |
Period | Another name for menstruation |
Fertilisation | Process of the sperm fusing with an egg. |