health vocab

Sex glands

The part of adolescence when a boy or girl matures sexually

the period of life between childhood and adulthood

male reproductive organ located outside of the body

chemicals released by endocrine gland

sex cells

Process during which unfertilized egg pass from a female’s body

Physical features passed from a parent to a child

Large gland surrounding the male urethra

 Release of semen from the penis

Pouch that contains the testes

The tip of the penis

Tube through which both semen and urine leave the male body

Fluid made in male reproductive organs that contains male sex cells

 Release of semen during sleep

The joining of a sperm with an egg

The permanent end of menstruation

The first menstrual period

A case of tissue enclosing an egg

The egg leaving the ovary

 Female sex organ in which a baby develops

Passage through which a baby moves during birth

Ring of bone that protects the female reproductive organs located inside the body

the period when a baby develops in a mothers uterus

A bag-like organ that surrounds the developing baby

  Cord that connects the baby to the placenta

Twins developing from two different eggs

structures found inside of the nucleus of the cell

Gene pair member that can be expressed when only one gene for that trait is present

Gene pair member that can only be expressed when two genes for the trait are present

Twins developing from the same egg

 The ending of a pregnancy before a baby can live outside of its mother

The care a mother and her developing baby get

 A doctor whose practice is limited to caring pregnant woman and delivering babies

The birth of a baby

Contraction of muscles of the uterus during birth

 Establishing a loving relationship between

between parents and baby

The need to interact with others

 The needs of the body

 Child age one through three

Child in the first year of life

The needs of the mind

Person whose attitudes and behavior influences the attitudes and actions of others