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Physical properties that distinguish males from females
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Sex
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Sexual organs present at birth & directly involved in human reproduction
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Primary sex characteristics
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Tube that leads from the outside of female's body to the opening of the womb
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Vagina
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Womb in which the baby grows during pregnancy
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Uterus
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Female sexual glands
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Ovaries
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Male external sex organ
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Penis
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Male sex glands
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Testes
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External sack that holds the testes
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Scrotum
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Gland that secretes most of the fluid holding the male sex cells or sperm
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Prostate gland
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Female sex hormones
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Estrogens
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Male sex hormones
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Androgens
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Sexual organs & traits that develop at puberty & are indirectly involved in human reproduction
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Secondary sex characteristics
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Period during which the secondary sex characteristics begin to develop & the capability of sexual reproduction is attained
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Puberty
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Psychological aspects of being male or female
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Gender
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Culture's expectations for masculine/feminine behavior (attitudes, actions, & personality traits associated w/ being male/female in that culture)
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Gender roles
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