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Male and Female Body Parts
knowing what parts belong to who, etc.
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Education
11th Grade
01/23/2011

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Term

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G- (indent half way on the line of E)

H- (white oval-ish shape to the bottom left of the bladder)

I- (pink area to the right of body part labeled C)

J- (sac that body part F is located in)

Definition

A-urethra

B- penis

C- seminal vesicle

D- prostate gland

E- vas deferens

F- testes

G- anus

H- pelvis

I- scrotum

Term

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EXCLUDE #5a

#6 and #7 are grouped together, but #6 are the outer lips

11. (for part A, refers to the part between your anus and vagina)

Definition

1    Ovary
2    Fallopian tube
3    Uterus
3a    Cervix
4    Vagina
5    Clitoris
6    Labia majora
7    Labia minora
8    Pelvis
9    Bladder
10    Anus
11    Perineum

Term
The canal in the female is used for 3 purposes. It is used for sex, birthing (baby comes out of this canal) and menstrual period is released from the body through this canal.
Definition
vagina
Term
The center of sexual arousal for women. The area is made of many nerves and it is sensitive to stimulation for the women. This is not a hole or an opening but an area with nerves.
Definition
clitoris
Term
The pear-shaped female organ, which houses the fertilized egg and the developing fetus (baby). The ___ is also known as the “womb”.
Definition
uterus
Term
The ___ is the base of the uterus. It is located at the end of the vagina. In the ___ thin mucus forms that help sperm travel through for the fertilization of the egg. The ___ is very sensitive to infection. This is also the area which the doctor checks (for infections) when doing a pap smear. The younger we are, the more sensitive the ___ is to developing infections.
Definition
cervix
Term
The primary organ of the reproductive system. We have two of these which are sexual glands that hold our eggs. The ___ also produce the female hormones estrogen and progesterone. Hormones provide essential signals and functions for the body to operate properly.
Definition
ovaries
Term
The female reproductive cell released by the ovaries, which after fertilization (meeting with the sperm) develops into the beginning of human life (a baby).
Definition
egg (ovum)
Term
Branches connected to the uterus. After the egg is released by the ovaries it moves through these and then goes to the uterus.
Definition
fallopian tubes
Term
A canal that transfers urine from the bladder to the outside
Definition
urethra
Term
The opening of the large intestine and rectum that carries waste to the outside.
Definition
anus
Term
The fold of skin which covers the head (the glans) of the penis
Definition
foreskin
Term
The pair of lips of the vulva
Definition

labia

- labia majora (outer)

- labia minora (inner)

Term
The time in a woman's life when menstrual periods permanently stop; it is also called the "change of life."
Definition
menopause
Term
The periodic blood that flows as a discharge from the uterus
Definition
menstruation
Term
The external male sex organ used to copulate and ejaculate semen and to convey urine outside the body
Definition
penis
Term
A pouch of skin which contains the testes, epididymides, and lower portions of the spermatic cords
Definition
scrotum
Term
male "gamete" or sex cell. It combines with the female "gamete," called an ovum, to form a zygote
Definition
sperm
Term
The muscular canal extending from the cervix to the outside of the body. It is usually six to seven inches in length, and its walls are lined with mucus membrane. It is the main part or most common part of the female
Definition
vagina
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