Health Sex Test Flashcards
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Uterus
Where the baby grows and develops
Cervix
The opening from the uterus to the vagina
Amniotic sac
Sac that the baby grows in. Keeps the temperature consistent
Placenta
The sac that feeds the baby through the umbilical cord.
Where does fertilization take place?
FALLOPIAN TUBES
Implantation
When the fertilized egg attaches to the built up uterin lining
Blastocyst
A sphere of cells surrounding a hollow center
Labia
Flab over vagina
Contraceptions
Ways to help prevent pregnancy
Depo provera
Injection that thickens cervical mucus making it hard for sperm to enter
Infectious diseases are caused by ______
Pathogens
4 ways for infectious diseases to spread
Person to person
Food and water
Animals
Contaminated objects
Active immunity
The body’s memory cells that remember pathogens and attack them before you can get sick again.
Passive immunity
Temporary immunity that an infant requires from its mother.
Immunizations
Vaccinations
Chlamydia/Gonorrhea
Bacterial infection
Bacterial vs. Virus
Bacterial can be cured viruses cannot.
Syphilis
Bacterial infection
Sores, rash on palms, damage to internal organs
Trichomoniasis
Protozoan parasite
Genital itching, yellow discharge from vag, painful urination.
Can be cured
Pubic lice
Parasitic bugs that cause severe genital itching
Can be cured
HPV/Genital warts
Viral infection
Bumps on genitals
Vaccination can prevent it
Herpes
Viral infection
Hepatitis B
Viral infection
Attacks liver that can lead to cancer
HIV/AIDS
Viral infection
Attacks immune system that leads you vulnerable to any other infections (cold,flu,etc).
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Acquired immunodeficiency Syndrome