Glands

• Pituitary Glad - stimulates GROWTH and controls the functions of other glands.
• Pineal glad - regulates SLEEP PATTERNS.
• Thyroid - regulates BODY METABOLISM, and causes storage of calcium in bones.
• Parathyroid - controls the CALCIUM LEVELS in your body and normalizes bone growth
• Thymus - enables the BODY TO PRODUCE CERTAIN ANTIBODIES.
• Adrenal glands - preparesthe body for actions, controls the heart rate and breathing in times of emergency
• pancreas - regulates BLOOD SUGAR LEVEL.
• Testes - control maturation and male characteristics
• Ovaries - influence female traits and SUPPORT REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTION.
• Testis - produces sperm cells
• Scrotum - sac of skin that holds the testis
• penis - deposits sperms into the vagina during mating
• Vas Deferens - carries sperm from testes to urethra
• Urethra - carries sperm and urine OUT of the body.
• Ovary - produces egg cells
• Oviduct - serves as passageway of eggs from the ovary to the uterus; site of egg fertilization
• vagina - receives the penis of male during mating.
• Epididymis - storage of something ng men
• Semen - ejaculated fluid containing sperm cells and secretions from the seminal vesicle
• Sperm - short term for spematozoon (plural: spermatoa)
• sperm cell - (male gamete) it can survive for 3-5 days and 37 degrees