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HHB 2.1 2025
glossary
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Biology
Not Applicable
10/05/2025

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Term
gamete
Definition
sex cell containing the haploid chromosome number (one set of chromosomes)
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testes
Definition
male sex organs responsible for the production of sperm and testosterone
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Seminiferous tubules
Definition
very narrow tubes in the testes in which sperm cells are produced
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Interstitial cells
Definition
cells in testes found between seminiferous tubules; produce testosterone
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testosterone
Definition
steroid hormone produced by interstitial cells, stimulates sperm production
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prostate gland and the seminal vesicles
Definition
two structures that produce fluid that maintains the motility and viability of the sperm
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ovaries
Definition
female sex organ in which ova are produced
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follicle
Definition
cluster of cells in the ovary that protects the maturing egg and secretes hormones
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oviduct
Definition
fine tube connecting an ovary to the uterus; location of fertilisation
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Fertilisation
Definition
fusion of sperm nucleus and egg nucleus, occurs in the oviduct
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zygote
Definition
fertilised egg cell
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