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Module #16 Vocabulary

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Spermatogenesisthe process by which sperm form in the testes
Semena mily-white mixture of sperm and the secretions of the testes, seminal vesicles, prostate gland, and bulbourethral glands
Secondary sex characteristicsthe characteristics which appear at puberty and tend to distinguish men from women. These include the development of breasts, hairline patterns, facial shape, body shape, and the distribution of body hair
PubertyA series of events which transforms a child intoa sexually mature adult
AnabolismAll the synthesis reactions which occur in the body
CatabolismAll the decomposition reactions which occur in the body
spermatogoniuma cell that begins spermatogenesis by undergoing miosis
secondary oocytea cell that will not complete meiosis II unless fertilization occurs
Sertoli cellA cell that nourishes and feeds other cells during spermatogenesis
mesoderm cellone of the three types of cells formed during the gastrula phase
Leydig cellA cell that secretes testosterone
spermatidA cell in the testes that has 23 chromosomes
trophoblastA cell that will eventually be a part of the placenta in the fetus


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