Reproductive System Terms by Jazmine Jernigan

1. Bartholin's Glands

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Two small glands on each side of the vaginal opening that secrete lubrication

3. Cowper's Glands

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Two small glands located between the prostate and connected by small glands into the urethra, and secrete mucus that serves as lubrication

4. Ejaculatory Ducts

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Two short tubes that carry sperm and fluids through the prostate gland and into the urethra

5. Endometrium

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The inner layer of the uterus provides for the implantation of a fertilized ovum and aids in the development of a fetus

6. Epididymis

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A tightly coiled tube located in the scrotum and above the testes stores sperm while they become more mature

7. Fallopian Tubes

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Two tubes attached to the upper part of the uterus, and have finger-like projections that help with moving the ovum when it is released by the ovary into the fallopian tube

8. Fertilization

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The process of ovum and sperm creating new life, takes place in the fallopian tubes

9. Labia Majora

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Two large folds of fatty tissue that enclose and protect the vagina

10. Labia Minora

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Two smaller hairless folds of tissue located within the labia majora

11. Ovaries

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The female gonads. They are small almond shaped glands located in the pelvic cavity

12. Penis

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External male reproductive organ and is located at the front of the scrotum

2. Breasts

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The breats contain lobes separated into sections by connective and fatty tissue. Milk ducts located in the tissue exit on the surface at the nipples and the main purpose is to lactate after birth

13. Perineum

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The area between the vagina and anus on the female body

14. Prostate gland

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A small, donut-shaped organ. It's below your bladder and in front of your rectum. Its primary functions are to create fluids in your semen

15. Reproductive System

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The function is to produce new life, and the anatomy differs from man to woman

16. Scrotum

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A sac that is suspended between the thighs and contain the testes

17. Seminal vesicles

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Two small, pouch like tubes that produce a fluid that provides nutrients for sperm

18. Testes

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The male gonads

19. Urethra

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The tube that extends from the urinary bladder through the penis/ urethral orifice, and out the body

20. Uterus

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A hollow, pear-shaped muscular organ located behind the urinary bladder and in front of the rectum. Organ of menstruation and allows for the development of a fetus

21. Vagina

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Muscular tube that connects the cervix of the uterus to the outside of the body. It serves as the canal for childbirth, and passage way for menstrual flow