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Spermatogenesis occurs where
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Seminiferous Tubules
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Testosterone is secreted by:
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Leydig cells
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Semen buffer the pH of vaginal fluid by making it:
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Less acidic
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Seminal vesicles secrete:
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nutrient solution (fructose)
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3 phases of male sexual response:
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Erection
Emission Ejaculation |
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Male gonad:
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Testis located in scrotum
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Coiled tubes outside of testis buy inside scrotal sack where sperm is stored:
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Epididymis
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Sperm production begins at:
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Puberty
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Sperm cells only live for:
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30 days
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These make sperm by spermatogenesis meiosis:
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Seminiferous Tubules
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Cells Between Seminiferous Tubules and sitll in testis that form testosterone:
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Leydig cells
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Sperm storage tube:
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Epidimus
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Epididimus straightens out into a tube called the:
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Vas Deferens
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Vas Deferens moves through a tunnel of tissue in the pelvic wall called the:
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Ingunal cannal
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Vas deferens connects with the ______ at the base of the urinary bladder.
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urethra
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Tubes draining out of the kidney into urinary bladder:
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Ureter
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Urethra opens up at the tip of the penis called:
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Urethral orifice
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Single tube that travels down the length of the penis is called:
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Urethra
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Semen is created in the glands called:
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Seminal Vesicles (x2)
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The vas deferens carries sperm out of the scrotal sack, sperm travels up the vas deferens, when vas deferens goes by the seminal vesicles a tube merges with vas deferens and then the tube opens up into:
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urethra
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Semen is a thick solution, thick is also known as:
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viscus
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Semen consists of how many sperm cells:
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300 million
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Sperm cells plus the secretion of 3 glands:
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Seminal Vesicles (2x)
Prostate Gland (1x) Bulbaurethral gland (2x) |
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Urethra goes through the center of the _______ gland:
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Prostate
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the gland that secrets a milky white fluid with a pH of about 7 to buffer the acidity of the vaginal fluids
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Prostate gland
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The gland that produces a slimy mucus which lubricates the urethra and allows semen to slip and slide
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Bulbourethral glands
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the gland that produces nutrient rich solution that provides nutrients to sperm cells:
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Seminal Vesicles
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3 Stages of male sexual response:
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Erection
Emission Ejaculation |
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Stimulation to the glands of the penis that lead to an:
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Erection
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Erection causes:
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Vascular Changes
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Vascular changes include:
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Increase blood flow into erectile columns
Decrease in blood flowing out of penis |
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Blood flows into what part of penis to make it erect:
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Erectile Columns
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Another word for limp penis:
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Flaccid
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Semen can leak out of penis during:
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Emission
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Semen forms in the urethra during and semen forming glands become active during:
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Emission
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Smooth muscles in wall of Epidimus and Vas deferens contracts and moves sperm cells from Vas deferens into the urethra during:
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Emission
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The male is or is not aware of Emission:
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Is not
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Skeletal muscles at the base of the penis contracts and relaxes during (4-6x):
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Ejaculation
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Orgasm occurs during
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Ejaculation
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Physical changes during Ejaculation:
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Increase blood pressure
Increase Heart rate Increase breathing rate Increase brain release of feel good chemicals (extacy) |
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Male sterilization procedure:
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Vasectomy
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The doctor that performs a vasectomy:
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Urologist or cosmetic surgeon
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Someone who takes a woman through pregnancy:
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Gynecologist or Obstetrician (OBGYN)
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Gonad in the female: located in abdominal cavity
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Ovary
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Ovary is the site of ________ where all the eggs are formed:
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oogenesis
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All the the female eggs are formed in:
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Fetal ovaries; a woman is born with all their eggs
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Each time a menstrual cycle occurs:
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Ovulate an egg from the ovary
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An egg ovulates an egg from ovary into:
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The fallopian tube
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Several days of when a woman is bleeding and using a tampon
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Period
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Eggs are produced during fetal life are all found in outer most part of the ovary just beneath the surface is called:
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Ovarian Cortex
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Eggs are surrounded by a single layer of cells called:
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Follicle cells
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Egg and follicle cells together make up:
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Ovarian follicle
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A time in a woman's like when she runs out of ovarian follicles:
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Menopause
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Every menstrual cycle ovarian follicles develop and release an egg into fallopian tubes and ____ ovarian follicles die:
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1000
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Opening of the Vagina
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Vaginal Orifice
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Loomen of the uterus
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Utirian Cavity
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Site of fertilization
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Fallopian Tubes (oviducts)
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Cuts of the fallopian tubes:
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Tubal ligation
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Egg is released from ovary onto surface of ovary and into fallopian tube:
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Ovulation
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used to remove cells from the cervix to check for cervical cancer:
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PAP smear
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Structure of Uterine Wall
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Perimetrium (Outer) (Not important)
*Myometrium (Thickest Layer) Endometrium (Lining of Uterine cavity) |
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Contracts forcefully at childbirth in response to the pituiatry release of oxytocin to expel the newborn
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Myometrium
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Contains smooth muscle that contract at childbirth:
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Myometrium
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Lining of the uterus
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Endometrium
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Parts of Endometrium (layers)
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Stratum Basale
Stratum Functionalis |
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Each menstrual cycle, the stratum basale grows the:
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stratum functionalis
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Grows out from the stratum basale and as it does:
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The endometrium thickens and blood vessels grow into stratum functionalis
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basale cells divide by mitosis and grow:
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a functionalis layer
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Functionalis and basale cells make up:
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lining of the uterus
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cells of stratum functionalis die and are shed into the:
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Utirian cavity
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28 days long, begins at puberty ends at menopause
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Reproductive Cycle
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2 phases of reproductive cycle:
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Ovarian Phase
Menstral phase |
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E/P and ovulation
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Ovarian Phase
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Endometrium of uterus
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Menstral phase
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Stimulates ovarian follicle to develop
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FSH
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stimulates ovulation (day 14)
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LH
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Secretes estrogen
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ovarian follicle
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When ovarian follicle splits open and releases egg to surface of ovary
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Ovulation
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After ovulation Ovarian follicle is known as
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Corpus luteum
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Secrets estrogen and progesterone
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Corpus Luteum
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secreted by cells of ovarian follicle and corpus ludeum
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Estrogen
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Stimulate basal cels of endometrium to grow a functionalis larger; causes endometrium to thicken and vascularize
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Estrogen
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Gets secreted by corpus ledeum only (hormone of pregnancy):
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Progesterone
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Prepares uterus for possible pregnancy
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Progesterone
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Blocks action of progesterone
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Abortion pill
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Stimulates cells in endometrium to secrete nutrients that provide nutrients to embryo
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Progesterone
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Gland that secretes hormones such as FSH and LH
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Pituitary gland
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Stimulates ovulation at the mid-point
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LH
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Stages of Menstrual and Ovarian Cycles
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Menstruation
Preovulatory Phase Ovulation Postovulatory Phase |
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Pituitary glands secretes FSH at end of
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Menstural phase
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stimulates an ovarian follicle to develop in right or left ovary:
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FSH
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Oviarn follicle that was stimulated by FSH sarts to develop, estrogen secreted from cells of the growing ovarian follicle
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Preovulatory Phase
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Egg is released from ovary, stimulated vy surge release of LH from pituitary gland; occurs on day 14
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Ovulation
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Ovarian follicle without egg is known as
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corpus luteum
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ovulated eggs live for
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12-24 hours
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Endrometrium prepares for possible implantation of embryo;
corpus luteum secrete estrogen and progesterone; |
Posovulatory Phase
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corpus leutum only lives for
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12-14 days
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the corpus luteum does not die and continues to produce hormones for when:
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first 3 months of pregnancy
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Embryonic cells secrete a hormone called hCG that prevents:
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Corpus luteum from dying
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blocks effects of progesterone
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Abortion pill
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Prevent release of FSH and LH from pititary gland
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Birth Control
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