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Gestation refers to the development and growth of a fetus in utero. There are three distinct phases of gestation including pre-embryonic development, embryonic development, and fetal development

The glans clitoris secretes mucus to keep the vestibular area of the vagina moist

Bulbourethral glands are also called Cowpers glands

Melanoma is cancer of the basal cells

Chemical digestion begins in the stomach

Folliculogenesis is the growth and development of ovarian follicles

Hydrochloric acid is the fluid in the stomach that is responsible for killing microbiota in food and is needed to activate the protein-digesting enzyme pepsin

The primary purpose of catabolic reactions is to use the energy and nutrients stored in food to produce the high-energy molecule ATP for cellular function

The ovarian cycle is a series of cyclic and predictable anatomical and physiological changes female oocytes and supporting cells (i.e., the follicles) undergo and includes the two interrelated physiological processes of spermatogenesis and folliculogenesis

The Immune System can be broadly divided into two general divisions – the innate non-specific immune system and the adaptive specific immune system – based on the specificity of an associated defense or response and whether you are born with the defense or response