NUTR 2050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Glycemic Load, Pituitary Gland, Beta-Carotene
10 Apr 2015
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Infecundity: biological inability to bear children after one year of unprotected intercourse. Fertility: actual production of children - ability to bear children. Miscarriage: generally defined as the loss of a fetus in the first 20 weeks of pregnancy - also called spontaneous abortion. Endocrine: a system of ductless glands, such as the thyroid, adrenal glands, ovaries, and testes, that produce secretion that affect body functions. Subfertility: reduced level of fertility characterized by unusually long time to conception (over 12 months) or repeated early pregnancy losses. Puberty: the period in life during which humans become biologically capable of reproduction. Ova: eggs of the female produced and stored within the ovaries. Menopause: cessation of the menstrual cycle and reproductive capacity in females. Pituitary gland: a pea-sized gland located at the base of the brain. It is connected to the hypothalamus and produces and secretes growth hormone, prolactin, oxytocin, follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, and other hormones in response to signals from the hypothalamus.
