| A | B |
|---|
| Glands | Make up the endocrine system |
| Endocrine System | Controls daily and long-term changes through HORMONES |
| Ovaries | Where Eggs are produced |
| Testes | Where sperm is produced |
| Hormones | chemicals produced by the endocrine system |
| Ovulation | A mature egg is released from the ovary |
| Zygote | Formed when fertilization occurs (egg and sperm unite) |
| Hormones cause changes in specific body organs because.. | They interact with TARGET CELLS that fit with that hormone |
| Oviduct | Where eggs are FERTILIZED |
| Hormones are released into the... | bloodstream |
| (Negative) Feedback System | Acts like a THERMOSTAT-shuts off when hormones reach a certain level |
| Testosterone | Hormone needed for development of sperm |
| Female Reproductive System | Produces EGGS, prepares UTERUS for embryo |
| Male Reproductive System | Makes and delivers SPERM |
| Fertilized egg | Zygote |
| Pituitary Gland | Regulates many of other endocrine glands |
| Testes | Gland that secretes male sex hormones |
| Puberty | Begins between 9 and 15 |
| Reproductive system becomes fully functional.. | During puberty |
| Fertilization | Process of sperm and egg joining |
| Female eggs | Female is born with immature eggs and doesn't produce any during lifetime |
