| A | B |
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| menstration | release of tissue & blood through the vagina |
| usually occurs each month two weeks after ovulation and lasts 3 to 7 days | menstruation |
| hypothalamus | small portion of the brain that controls vital body processes |
| pituitary | "The Master Gland" |
| gland located in head responsible for the functioning of all other glands including thyroid, adrenals, and sex glands | pituitary |
| Folliccle Stimulating Hormone | FSH |
| FSH | hormone secreted in the pituitary |
| FHS in females | stimulates growth & development of the ovarian follicle |
| FHS in males | stimulates the production of sperm |
| follicle | small sac near the surface of the ovary that contains the developing egg cell |
| Luteinizing Hormone | LH |
| LH | hormone produced in the pituitary gland that stimulates the development of the corpus luteum |
| ovulation | release of mature inimpregnated egg cell from its follicle in the ovary |
| corpus luteum | yellow mass that forms in thecavity of a ruptured follicle that releases progesterone |
| fimbria | fingerlike projections at the end of the fallopian tube near the ovary |
| fertilization | union of the egg and the sperm which results in conception |
| cell division | shortly after fertilization the egg, now called a zygote, starts to divide into 2 cells, then 4, 8, etc. |
| implantation | the zygote attaches to the uterine lining and starts to draw nutrition from the blood supply (occurs between 6th & 11th days after fertilization |
