The Reproductive System Word Search
The Reproductive System, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the parts and systems of the human body sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: UTERUS, OVARY, FALLOPIAN, VAGINA, CERVIX, PLACENTA, ENDOMETRIUM, FOLLICLE, TESTICLE, EPIDIDYMIS, SCROTUM, PENIS.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
The Reproductive System word list, defined
- UTERUS /ˈjuːtərəs/ · noun
- The uterus is the hollow, muscular reproductive organ in female mammals in which an embryo develops. In humans, it is a pelvic organ connected to the cervix and the fallopian tubes, and its lining changes during the menstrual cycle and during pregnancy. Related: womb.
- OVARY /ˈoʊvəri/ · noun
- A female reproductive gland that produces ova, or eggs, and secretes reproductive hormones such as estrogen and progesterone. In botany, an ovary is the enlarged basal part of a flower’s pistil that contains the ovules.
- VAGINA /vəˈdʒaɪnə/ · noun
- The muscular internal canal of the female reproductive tract, extending from the vulva to the cervix. It is the passage through which menstrual fluid leaves the body and through which sexual penetration and childbirth may occur. Related: vaginal canal, birth canal.
- CERVIX /ˈsɜːrvɪks/ · noun
- The narrow lower part of the uterus that opens into the vagina. More generally, in anatomy, a neck-like or constricted part of an organ. Related: neck of the womb, cervical canal, uterine neck, os.
- PLACENTA /pləˈsɛntə/ · noun
- A temporary organ that forms in the uterus during pregnancy, connecting the developing embryo or fetus to the mother through the umbilical cord. It enables the exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and waste and produces hormones that support pregnancy. Related: afterbirth.
- ENDOMETRIUM /ˌɛndəʊˈmiːtriəm/ · noun
- The mucous membrane lining the uterus, which thickens during the menstrual cycle in preparation for a fertilized egg and is shed during menstruation if no pregnancy occurs. Related: uterine lining, womb lining, mucosa, endometrial membrane.
- FOLLICLE /ˈfɒlɪkəl/ (UK); /ˈfɑː.lə.kəl/ (US) · noun
- A small sac, gland, or cavity in the body, such as one enclosing a hair root or an ovum; more broadly, any small secretory cavity or pouch, including the dry single-celled fruit (a follicle) borne by some plants. Related: sac, pouch, gland, cavity.
- TESTICLE /ˈtɛstɪkəl/ · noun
- A testicle is one of the two male reproductive glands that produce sperm and the hormone testosterone. The plural is testicles; in medical terminology, testes is also standard. Related: testis, ball.
- EPIDIDYMIS /ˌɛpɪˈdɪdɪmɪs/ · noun
- A highly coiled tube located on the back of each testicle that stores sperm while they mature and transports them toward the vas deferens.
- SCROTUM /ˈskroʊtəm/ · noun
- The external pouch of skin and muscle that contains the testicles in male humans and many other mammals. Related: testicular sac, scrotal sac, testicular pouch, scrotal pouch.
- PENIS /ˈpiːnɪs/ · noun
- The external reproductive organ of the male, located at the front of the pelvis. Anatomically, the term refers specifically to the organ rather than the entire male reproductive system. Related: phallus, male organ, member.
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