Hormones and Glands
Male
Female
Reproduction Issues Male and Female
Life Cycle
100
This gland is known as the master gland.
What is the pituitary gland
100
Two small glands that produce sperm.
What are the testes?
100
Hollow, muscular, pear-shaped organ inside a female's body that nourishes and protects the fertilized ovum from conception until birth.
What is the uterus?
100
Sometimes occur at the beginning of a menstrual period.
What are menstrual cramps?
100
The union of a male sperm cell and a female egg cell.
What is fertilization?
200
This hormone stimulates the production of testosterone.
What is luteinizing hormone?
200
Tubes that extend from each epididymis to the urethra.
What are vas deferens?
200
There are one million of these present at birth, 300,000 remain at puberty and 300-400 are released during menstruation.
What is an ova?
200
The inability to reproduce.
What is sterility?
200
Final stages of pregnancy in which the uterus contracts and pushes the baby out of the mother's body.
What is labor?
300
Hormone that regulates the water balance in the body.
What is antidiuretic hormone?
300
Produces nourishing fluid for the sperm as they move through the Vas Deferns.
What is the seminal vesicle?
300
Hollow, muscular, pear shaped organ.
What is the uterus?
300
This occurs due to an infection, tumor or age-related problems that causes frequent or difficult urination.
What is an enlarged prostate?
300
Passing of traits from parents to children.
What is heredity?
400
Hormone that stimulates ovaries to produce estrogen in females and controls the production of sperm in males.
What is follicle stimulating hormone?
400
Can range in sizes of 2.5-3.5 microns and are the male reproductive cells.
What is sperm?
400
Process of releasing a mature ovum into the fallopian tube each month.
What is ovulation?
400
Fluid-filled sacs on the ovary that typically disappear on their own but larger ones may need to be surgically removed.
What is ovarian cysts?
400
Events that need to happen in order for a person to continue growing toward becoming a healthy, mature adult.
What is developmental tasks?
500
The gland that helps the body recover from stress and response to emergencies.
What is the adrenal glands?
500
Thin loose skin covering the tip of the penis. Some parents choose to have this skin removed at birth which is called circumcision.
What is foreskin?
500
Is a 28 day cycle in which a new egg is maturing inside the ovary, the mature egg is released into one of the fallopian tubes, the egg then travels through the fallopian tubes into the uterus and if the egg is not fertilized menstruation begins.
What is the menstrual cycle?
500
Bacterial and viral infections that can affect both the male and female reproductive systems. These are also the most common cause of infertility in women.
What is sexually transmitted diseases?
500
This is 100% sure way to prevent pregnancy.
What is abstinence?
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