The Reproductive System - The Female Reproductive System Part 2

Question 1

Since sperm live for about ____ hours after ejaculation and the ovum lives for only ____ hours after ovulation, intercourse has to occur the day before, the day of, or the day after ovulation for fertilization to occur

Answer 1

sperm live for about 48 hours after ejaculation

ovum lives for only 24 hours after ovulation

Question 2

An unfertilized ovum will simply ____

Answer 2

disintegrate

Question 3

A fertilized ovum will become an ____ and move down to the uterus to implant itself there for the nine-month job of becoming a fully developed baby

Answer 3

embryo

Question 4

Unlike the male’s, the female’s reproductive system functions ____

Answer 4

cyclically

Question 5

Males have a relatively ____ hormone level and are always producing sperm

Answer 5

constant

Question 6

Female hormone levels and ovulation patterns follow a ____ menstrual cycle

Answer 6

monthly

Question 7

Every month, the uterus gets itself ready for ____

Answer 7

pregnancy

Question 8

____ occurs when pregnancy doesn’t happen

Answer 8

Menstruation

Question 9

Menstruation

Answer 9

The process of discarding of old tissues so that fresh ones can be prepared for the next potential embryo