Apologia Advanced Biology Module 16 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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The Human reproductive system

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How many eggs does a woman have when she is born?

1 million

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What is spermatogenesis?

The process by which sperm form in the seminiferous tubule

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What is coitus?

Sexual intercourse

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What is semen?

a mixture of sperm and the secretions of the testes, seminal vesicles, prostate gland, and bulbourethral gland.

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What are the secondary sex characteristics? ( in general)

The characteristics that appear during puberty and tend to distinguish men from women

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What is puberty?

A series of events that transform a child into a sexually mature adult

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What is anabolism?

all of the synthesis reactions in the body

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What is catabolism?

All of the decomposition reactions that occur in the body

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What is oogenesis?

The production of a haploid germ sell by the ovaries

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What is ovulation?

The release of a mature oocyte from a mature follicle

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What is menopause?

The last menstruation: after which a woman no longer ovulates and is not longer fertile

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What is lactation?

The process by which a female mammal produces and secretes milk to feed her young

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What is menses?

Periodic shedding of the uterine endometrium : blood, vaginal fluid, and the cells and fluid of the late secretory phase to be shed from the vagina

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What is implantation in reproduction?

burrowing of the blastocyst into the endometrium

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What is organogenesis?

The formation of organs in a developing fetus

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What does fetus mean?

Young one

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