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What occurs when egg and sperm fuse? (The process of combining the male gamete, or sperm, with the female gamete, or ovum.)  

Which of the following pieces of the male reproductive system is responsible for the production of the alkaline fluid that will allow sperm to migrate through the acidic female reproductive system?    

The pancreatic islets produce __________.  

The adrenal glands consist of _________.      

The two hormones released by the thyroid gland are ……………………..  

If you flip a lung on its side and examine its medial or mediastinal surface (the surface that faces the mediastinum), you can see an area called the ……………. of the lung. This is an indentation where the pulmonary vessels, nerves, lymphatic vessels, and airway passages called primary bronchi enter and exit the lungs.    

The heart contains chambers called the ______.    

The urinary system is the group of organs that consists of the kidneys and the urinary tract-the ureters, urinary bladder, and ………………………-and performs many functions critical to the maintenance of homeostasis.  

……………………..are small cell fragments in our blood that form clots and stop or prevent bleeding. (Indicates with C)     

The zygote, also called a conceptus undergoes multiple changes during the period of time known as………………….., the 40-week period extending from the mother’s last menstrual period to birth.