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