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| structures in the body that produce hormones |
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| biochemical substances secreted into the bloodstream by the endocrine glands that act as an internal communication system that tells different cells what to do |
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| a small area of the brain that controls motivation, emotion, pleasure, and pain in the body; that is, it controls eating, drinking, hormonal production, menstruation, pregnancy, lactation and sexual response and behavior |
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| gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) |
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| a hormone secreted by the hypothalamus that controls the production and release of FSH and LH from the pituitary |
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| master gland of the body located at the base of the brain |
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| hormones that are secreted by the pituitary and that influence the gonads, or sex glands |
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| follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) |
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| a pituitary hormone that stimulates the maturation of the follicles and ova in the ovaries and of sperm in the testes |
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| a pituitary hormone that stimulates the development of the ovum and estrogen and progesterone in females and of sperm and testosterone in males |
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| human growth hormone (HGH) |
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| a pituitary hormone that regulates body growth |
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| the sex glands: testes and ovaries |
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| female gonads, or sex glands, that secrete estrogen and progesterone and produce mature egg cells |
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| feminizing hormones produced by the ovaries and, to some extent, by the adrenal glands |
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| a female sex hormone produces by the corpus luteum of the ovary |
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| a yellow body that grows from the ruptured follicle of the ovary and becomes an endocrine gland that secretes progesterone |
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| the male gonads that produce sperm and male sex hormones |
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| a class of masculinizing sex hormones produced by the testes and, to a lesser extent, by the adrenals |
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| a masculinizing sex hormone produced by the testes and, to a lesser extent, byt the adrenals |
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| ductless glands, located just above the kidneys, that secrete androgens and estrogens in both men and women, in addition to the glands' secretion of adrenaline. |
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| the process by which sperm are developed |
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| a hormone produced in the testes to regulate FSH secretion and sperm production |
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| cells int he testes that produce the hormone inhibin |
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| the pouch of skin containing the testes |
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| a system of ducts, running from the testes to the vas deferens, in which sperm mature and are stored |
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| the tubes running from the epididymis to the urethra that carry semen and sperm to the ejaculatory duct |
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| twin glands that secrete fluid into the vas deferens to enhance sperm viability |
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| gland that secretes a portion of the seminal fluid |
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| the tube carrying the urine from the bladder to the outside; in males, it also carries the semen to the outside |
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| the male organ for coitus and urination |
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| the masculinizing hormone testosterone taken by athletes to build muscle mass |
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| small twin glands that secrete a fluid to neutralize the acid environment of the urethra |
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| male ejaculation during sleep |
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| a recently coined term for a boy's first ejaculation; derived from the term menarche. |
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| collective term referring to the external genitalia of the female |
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| the opening cleft region enclosed by the labia minora |
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| the tissue partly covering the vaginal opening |
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| glands on either side of the vaginal opening that secrete fluid during sexual arousal |
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| the canal from the cervix to the vulva that receives the penis during intercourse and acts as the birth canal through which the baby passes to the outside |
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| major or large lips of tissue on either side of the vaginal opening |
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| smaller lips or tissue on either side of the vagina |
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| a small shaft contiaining erectile tissue, located above the vaginal and urethral openings,t hat is highly responsive to sexual stimulation |
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| mound of flesh (literally "mound of Venus") in the female located above the vagina, over which pubic hair grows. |
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| the womb in which the baby grows and develops |
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| tubes that transport the ova from the ovaries to the uterus |
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| hormones that cause smooth muscle contractions and contribute to dysmenorrhea and menhorrhagia |
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| drugs that destroy prostaglandins and can reduce menstrual distress |
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| secondary sexual characteristics |
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| features not directly related to reproduction that distinguish male from female bodies |
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| a condition in which the bones become brittle due to calcium loss |
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| a hormone that helps trigger puberty |
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| a phenomenon experienced by some young male adolescents in which their breasts temporarily swell as they enter puberty |
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| the trend to mature sexually at earlier ages |
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| medium, athletic body build |
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| overweight; excessively fat |
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| the rate at which the body utilizes food and oxygen |
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| the hormone that the brain produces to induce sleep |
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| pimples on the skin cause by overactive sebaceous glands |
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| sweat glands distributed over the entire body |
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| sweat glands located primarily in the armpits and groin where secretions cause body odor |
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| oil-producing skin glands whose secretion can cause acne if the gland's pores become blocked |
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| tender,raised red bumps that are precursors to pimples |
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| the medical term for pimples |
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| large, deep pimples that can cause scarring. |
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