Animal Reproduction

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Across
  1. 4. a steroid hormone released by the corpus luteum that stimulates the uterus to prepare for pregnancy.
  2. 5. a small, pea-sized endocrine gland located at the base of your brain below your hypothalamus
  3. 9. a period of sexual inactivity between recurrent periods of estrus.
  4. 11. an area of the brain that produces hormones that control: Body temperature. Heart rate. Hunger. Mood.
  5. 12. a recurring period of sexual receptivity and fertility in many female mammals; heat.
  6. 13. hat plays a significant role in sexual development and reproduction by affecting the function
  7. 14. discharge of ova or ovules from the ovary.
Down
  1. 1. the longest phase of your menstrual cycle
  2. 2. a preparatory period immediately preceding estrus and characterized by growth of graafian follicles, increased estrogenic activity, and alteration of uterine and vaginal mucosa.
  3. 3. a mass of cells that forms in an ovary
  4. 6. the period of transition between ovulation and the formation of the functional corpus luteum.
  5. 7. a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates ovulation in females and the synthesis of androgen in males.
  6. 8. any of a group of steroid hormones which promote the development and maintenance of female characteristics of the body.
  7. 10. tarts when an egg begins its journey to your uterus. It ends when you get your period