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Chapter 21 Crossword
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asexual reproduction:This method of reproduction occurs when a single organism reproduces by itself, without mating with another organism
hermaphrodites:animals that have both male and female reproductive systems
copulation:sexual intercourse
aromatase:enzyme which converts testosterone, a hormone normally produced in higher quantities within males, into estrogen, a hormone normally produced in higher quantities within females
urethra:a tube inside the penis provides passage out of the body for both sperm and urine
scrotum:a pouch below the penis that contains the testes
bulbourethral glands:a pair of small glands that lie below the urethra between the prostate and the penis
gametogenesis:the production of sex cells
corpus luteum:the remnant of Graafian follicle (minus the oocyte that was ovulated)
development:the series of events that take place after fertilization
blastocyst:the form of a hollow ball of cells
somatomammotropin:an additional hormone synthesized by the placenta which works with estrogen, progesterone
oxytocin:hormone that serves to stimulate the smooth muscles lining the wall of the uterus to contract
amnion:the rupture of a fluid-filled sac that surrounds and protects the fetus
sertoli cells:cells that aid the developing sperm are also located in the seminiferous tubules
primary spermatocyte:the diploid cell that begins meiosis
infertility:a disease which is defined as the failure to achieve pregnancy after 1 year of unprotected intercourse
endometrium:the internal surface of the uterine wall
leydig cells:connective tissues that are rich in hormone-producing cells
zygote:fertilized egg cell
gonad:the gamete-producing structures
oviducts:an extension of the top surface of the uterus
gastrula:a structure with three layers of cells
Chapter 21 Crossword
Across:| 3. | a disease which is defined as the failure to achieve pregnancy after 1 year of unprotected intercourse | | 4. | the internal surface of the uterine wall | | 6. | hormone that serves to stimulate the smooth muscles lining the wall of the uterus to contract | | 10. | connective tissues that are rich in hormone-producing cells | | 13. | enzyme which converts testosterone, a hormone normally produced in higher quantities within males, into estrogen, a hormone normally produced in higher quantities within females | | 15. | a tube inside the penis provides passage out of the body for both sperm and urine | | 16. | the gamete-producing structures | | 18. | a structure with three layers of cells | | 19. | the remnant of Graafian follicle (minus the oocyte that was ovulated) | | 20. | a pair of small glands that lie below the urethra between the prostate and the penis | | 21. | the production of sex cells |
| | Down:| 1. | the diploid cell that begins meiosis | | 2. | the form of a hollow ball of cells | | 5. | fertilized egg cell | | 7. | an extension of the top surface of the uterus | | 8. | animals that have both male and female reproductive systems | | 9. | cells that aid the developing sperm are also located in the seminiferous tubules | | 11. | the series of events that take place after fertilization | | 12. | an additional hormone synthesized by the placenta which works with estrogen, progesterone | | 14. | a pouch below the penis that contains the testes | | 17. | the rupture of a fluid-filled sac that surrounds and protects the fetus |
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Chapter 21 Crossword
Across:| 3. | a disease which is defined as the failure to achieve pregnancy after 1 year of unprotected intercourse | | 4. | the internal surface of the uterine wall | | 6. | hormone that serves to stimulate the smooth muscles lining the wall of the uterus to contract | | 10. | connective tissues that are rich in hormone-producing cells | | 13. | enzyme which converts testosterone, a hormone normally produced in higher quantities within males, into estrogen, a hormone normally produced in higher quantities within females | | 15. | a tube inside the penis provides passage out of the body for both sperm and urine | | 16. | the gamete-producing structures | | 18. | a structure with three layers of cells | | 19. | the remnant of Graafian follicle (minus the oocyte that was ovulated) | | 20. | a pair of small glands that lie below the urethra between the prostate and the penis | | 21. | the production of sex cells |
| | Down:| 1. | the diploid cell that begins meiosis | | 2. | the form of a hollow ball of cells | | 5. | fertilized egg cell | | 7. | an extension of the top surface of the uterus | | 8. | animals that have both male and female reproductive systems | | 9. | cells that aid the developing sperm are also located in the seminiferous tubules | | 11. | the series of events that take place after fertilization | | 12. | an additional hormone synthesized by the placenta which works with estrogen, progesterone | | 14. | a pouch below the penis that contains the testes | | 17. | the rupture of a fluid-filled sac that surrounds and protects the fetus |
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