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| Reproduction | the process by which organisms make more organisms like themselves |
| Sex Cells | Egg and Sperm |
| Sperm | male sex cell |
| Egg | Female sex cell |
| Fertilization | when the male sperm joins the female egg |
| Genes | Special carriers of human traits |
| Vulva | External part of the female reproductive organs |
| Mons Pubis | fleshy skin area just above the vaginal opening |
| Vagina | a muscular, hollow tube that extends from the vaginal opening to the uterus. |
| Labia | two pairs of skin flaps that surround the vaginal opening |
| Clitoris | small sensory organ located in the front of the vulva |
| Urethra | known as the bladder and takes urine out of the body |
| What are the functions of the vagina? | sexual intercourse, pathway for a baby to leave during child birth, route for menstrual cycle (period) to leave the body |
| Ovaries | two oval-shaped organs that lie to the upper right and left of the uterus. They produce, store, and release eggs |
| Fallopian Tubes | tubes that connect the ovaries to the uterus |
| What does the female reproductive system enable a woman to do? | produce eggs, have sexual intercourse, and protect and nourish the fertilized egg until fully developed |
| Uterus | Womb (house for the baby) |
| Menstruation | a females period is once a month when a woman releases an egg and if not fertilized it dissolves and exits the vagina with tissue, endometrium, and blood. |
| Menarche | A girl's first period |
