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  2. Uterine gland - Wikipedia

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    Hormones produced in early pregnancy stimulate the uterine glands to secrete a number of substances to give nutrition and protection to the embryo and fetus, and the fetal membranes. [1] These secretions are known as histiotroph, alternatively histotroph, and also as uterine milk. [1] [2] Important uterine milk proteins are glycodelin-A, and ...

  3. List of related male and female reproductive organs - Wikipedia

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    Skene's glands a.k.a. paraurethral gland: pr. Prostate: u. Uterus. The uterine tube of the right side is marked m. va. Vagina: vh. Ductus aberrans: vs. Vesicula seminalis: W. Left Wolffian body: W. Scattered remains of the Wolffian body, constituting the organ of Giraldès, or the paradidymis of Waldeyer. w, w. Right and left Wolffian ducts

  4. Female reproductive system - Wikipedia

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    The human female reproductive system is made up of the internal and external sex organs that function in the reproduction of new offspring. The reproductive system is immature at birth and develops at puberty to be able to release matured ova from the ovaries , facilitate their fertilization , and create a protective environment for the ...

  5. Human reproductive system - Wikipedia

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    The human female reproductive system is a series of organs primarily located inside the body and around the pelvic region of a female that contribute towards the reproductive process. The human female reproductive system contains three main parts: the vagina, which leads from the vulva , the vaginal opening, to the uterus; the uterus , which ...

  6. Heterocrine gland - Wikipedia

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    In females, Ovaries produce estrogen and progesterone, which regulate the menstrual cycle, control the development of female secondary sexual characteristics, and support pregnancy. Exocrine function: Gonads release substances through ducts. In males, Testes release sperm through the vas deferens, which is part of the reproductive system.

  7. Reproductive system - Wikipedia

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    The human female reproductive system is a series of organs primarily located inside of the body and around the pelvic region of a female that contribute towards the reproductive process. The human female reproductive system contains three main parts: the vulva, which leads to the vagina, the vaginal opening, to the uterus; the uterus, which ...

  8. Gonad - Wikipedia

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    A gonad, sex gland, or reproductive gland [1] is a mixed gland and sex organ that produces the gametes and sex hormones of an organism. Female reproductive cells are egg cells, and male reproductive cells are sperm. [2] The male gonad, the testicle, produces sperm in the form of spermatozoa. The female gonad, the ovary, produces egg cells

  9. Uterus - Wikipedia

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    The primary reproductive function of the human uterus is to prepare for the implantation of a zygote, a fertilized ovum, and maintenance of pregnancy if implantation occurs. [22] Traveling along the fallopian tube on its way to the uterine cavity, the zygote divides mitotically to become a blastocyst , which ultimately attaches to the uterine ...