Reproductive System Vocabulary

corpus luteum – structure that forms from the tissues of a ruptures ovarian follicle and secretes female hormones.
epididymis – Highly coiled tubule that leads from the seminiferous tubules of the testis to the vas deferens.
gonad – A sex cell-producing organ.
meiosis – A form of cell division that halves the genetic material, resulting in egg and sperm cells.
oocyte – An immature egg cell.
ovary – The primary reproductive organ of a female.
placenta – Structure attaching a fetus to the uterine wall, provinding a conduit to receive nutrients and excrete wastes.
scrotum – A pouch of skin that encloses the testes.
seminiferous tubule – Tubule within the testes where sperm cells form.
testis – Primary reproductive organ of a male.
vulva – The external reproductive parts of the female that surround the opening of the vagina.
blastocyst – An early stage of prenatal development that consists of a hollow ball of cells.
embryo – A prenatal stage of development after germ layers form but before the rudiments of all organs are present.
fetus – A human embryo after eight weeks of development.
implantation – The embedding of a cleavage embryo in the lining of the uterus.
lactation – production of milk from the mammary glands.
umbilical cord – Cord-like structure that connects the fetus to the placenta.
yolk sac – An extraembryonic membrane connected to the embryo by a long, narrow tube.
zygote – Cell produced by the fusion of an egg and sperm
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