Adv.BioM16 Review

Spermatogenesis – The process by which sperm form in the testes

Erection – The enlarged, firm state of the penis which results as the erectile tissues fill with blood

Coitus – Sexual intercourse (the process in which the erect penis enters the vagina)

Emission – Movement of the male reproductive secretions towards the urethra

Ejaculation – The movement of sperm out of the urethra

Semen – A milky-white mixture of sperm and the secretions of the testes, seminal vesicles, prostate gland, and bulbourethral glands

Secondary sex characteristics – The characteristics which appear at puberty and tend to distinguish men from women. These include the development of breasts, hairline patterns, facial shape, body shape, and the distribution of body hair.

Puberty – A series of events which transforms a child into a sexually mature adult

Anabolism – All of the synthesis reactions which occur in the body

Catabolism – All of the decomposition reactions which occur in the body

Oogenesis – The production of haploid germ cells by the ovary

Ovulation – The release of a secondary oocyte from a mature follicle

Menopause - The last menstruation; the time of life after which a woman no longer ovulates

Lactation - The process by which a female mammal produces and secretes milk to feed her young

Menses - Periodic shedding of the uterine endometrium which results in blood loss from the vagina