| A | B |
|---|
| hormone | substance produced in one part that affects whole organism |
| target cell | cell affected by hormone |
| exocrine gland | releases its secretion through ducts |
| endocrine gland | releases its secretions into blood |
| prostaglandin | hormonelike modified fatty acid |
| pituitary gland | gland in skull that regulates body functions |
| diabetes mellitus | pancreas produces too little insulin |
| ovary | female gonad that produces eggs |
| testis | male gonad that produces sperm |
| puberty | period of rapid growth and sexual maturity |
| scrotum | external sac containing testes |
| seminferous tubule | tiny tubules where sperm is produced |
| epididymis | structure in males where sperm fully mature |
| vas deferens | tube that carries sperm from epididymis to urethra |
| urethra | tube were urine and semen is released |
| penis | external male reproductive organ |
| folilicle | cluster of cells surrounding a single egg cell |
| ovulation | process where egg is released from ovary |
| fallopian tube | fluid filled tube that egg passes through |
| uterus | organ where the egg develops |
| vagina | canal that leads from uterus to outside of body |
| menstrual cycle | cycle where egg is prepared to be fertilized |
| corpus luteum | follicle after ovulation; yellow in color |
| menstruation | last phase where the tissue, blood & unfertilized egg are discharged |
| zygote | fertilized egg |
| implantation | process where blastocyst attaches to uterus |
| gastrulation | Process of cell migration in which a 3rd layer of cells if formed in the blastocyst |
| placenta | organ that provides nutrients and O2 to embroyo |
| fetus | name given to human embryo after 8 weeks |
