| A | B |
|---|
| Amenorrhea | absence of menstruation |
| Corpusluteum | remnant of ovulated follicle; produces progesterone to maintain pregnancy (two words) |
| Epididymis | comma shaped organ along the posterior border of the testis for sperm maturation |
| Fourteen | day of ovulation |
| Gametes | germ cells; egg and sperm |
| Gonads | produce gametes; ovary and testes |
| Graafian | mature follicle with secondary oocyte |
| Gynecology | branch of medicine studying the female reproductive tract |
| Hysterectomy | surgical removal of the uterus |
| Mammary | glands that produce milk |
| Meiosis | reduction division for producing gametes or haploid cells |
| Menopause | ending of menstruation |
| Menstruation | shedding of the stratum functionalis layer of the endometrium |
| Oogenesis | production of eggs |
| Ovarian | cycle of changes in the ovary during and after maturation of the oocyte |
| Ovaries | female gonad that produces eggs |
| Ovulation | release of the secondary oocyte into the pelvic cavity |
| Puberty | time period of development of secondary sexual characteristics and beginning of sexual reproduction |
| Reproduction | process in which offspring are produced by means of gametes |
| Semen | mixture of sperm and fluids from the accessory sex glands |
| Seminal vesicles | secrete solution containing fructose |
| Seminiferous | tubules in the testes that produce the sperm |
| Sperm | male reproductive cell or gamete |
| Spermatogenesis | production of sperm |
| Testosterone | hormone responsible for male secondary sex characteristics and sperm production |
| Urology | branch of medicine studying the male reproductive tract as well as urinary system |
| Uterine | menstrual cycle |
| Uterus | organ where embryo develops before birth |
| Vasectomy | sterilization procedure that removes part of the vas deferens |
| Menarche | beginning of menstruation at puberty |
| Scrotum | pouch outside the body that holds testes |
| Dartos | muscle that wrinkles the scrotum |
| Cremaster | muscle in spermatic cord that adjusts temperature in the scrotum |
| Tunica vaginalis | piece of peritoneum that descended into scrotum |
| Lobules | sections of testes that contain seminiferous tubules |
| Sertoli | cells that prevent an immune response against the sperm; nourish the sperm |
| Interstitial | cells that secrete testosterone |
| Cryptorchidism | failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum |
| Vas deferens | tube that connects epididyms with the urethra (two words) |
| Ejaculatory | duct formed by the union of vas deferens and seminal vescicles in prostate |
| Hernia | rupture or separation in the abdominal wall; common at inguinal canal |
| Corpus albicans | scar left when corpus luteum degenerates (two words) |
| Fimbriae | finger-like projections of oviduct |
| Vagina | passage way for sperm |
| Vulva | female external genitalia; pudendum |
| Perineum | diamond-shaped area between thighs containing external genitalia and anus |
