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  2. Female reproductive system - Wikipedia

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    [6] [7] During fertilization the egg cell plays a role; it releases certain molecules that are essential to guiding the sperm and allows the surface of the egg to attach to the sperm's surface. The egg can then absorb the sperm and fertilization can begin.

  3. Cervix - Wikipedia

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    The mucosa lining the cervical canal is known as the endocervix, [5] and the mucosa covering the ectocervix is known as the exocervix. [6] The cervix has an inner mucosal layer, a thick layer of smooth muscle , and posteriorly the supravaginal portion has a serosal covering consisting of connective tissue and overlying peritoneum .

  4. Sexual reproduction - Wikipedia

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    The first fossilized evidence of sexual reproduction in eukaryotes is from the Stenian period, about 1.05 billion years old. [19] [20]Biologists studying evolution propose several explanations for the development of sexual reproduction and its maintenance.

  5. Reproductive system - Wikipedia

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    The reproductive system of an organism, also known as the genital system, is the biological system made up of all the anatomical organs involved in sexual reproduction.Many non-living substances such as fluids, hormones, and pheromones are also important accessories to the reproductive system. [1]

  6. File:Scheme female reproductive system-en.svg - Wikipedia

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    Bahasa Melayu: Lukisan skema organ-organ pembiakan wanita, pandangan depan. Brezhoneg : Brastres eus organoù gouennañ ar merc'hed, gwel a-dal. Català : Esquema del sistema reproductiu femení: trompes de Fal·lopi, ovaris, úter, cèrvix uterí i vagina.

  7. Human body - Wikipedia

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    Here, parts of DNA are copied and sent to the body of the cell via RNA. [6] The RNA is then used to create proteins , which form the basis for cells, their activity, and their products. Proteins dictate cell function and gene expression, a cell is able to self-regulate by the amount of proteins produced. [ 7 ]

  8. Human anatomy - Wikipedia

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    Human anatomy (gr. ἀνατομία, "dissection", from ἀνά, "up", and τέμνειν, "cut") is primarily the scientific study of the morphology of the human body. [1]

  9. Pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Women who are underweight (BMI of less than 18.5), should gain between 12.7 and 18 kg (28–40 lb), while those who are overweight (BMI of 25–29.9) are advised to gain between 6.8 and 11.3 kg (15–25 lb) and those who are obese (BMI ≥ 30) should gain between 5–9 kg (11–20 lb). [105]