Human Reproduction

Question 1

Ovaries

Answer 1

Stores and releases eggs

Question 2

Fallopian tubes

Answer 2

Carries the eggs to the uterus, fertilisation occurs here

Question 3

Uterus (womb)

Answer 3

Is where the fertilised egg becomes implanted and finds nourishment

Question 4

Cervix

Answer 4

Leads from the vagina to the uterus

Question 5

Vagina

Answer 5

Holds male Penis during sexual intercourse

Question 6

Ovulation

Answer 6

An egg is released from the ovary an average of every 28 days

Question 7

The egg is released

Answer 7

On day 13-15 of the menstrual cycle and it passes along the Fallopian tube to the uterus

Question 8

Menstruation/period

Answer 8

The lining and a small amount of blood pass out through the vagina (day 1-5)

Question 9

Fertile period

Answer 9

These are the days of the menstrual cycle when the woman is most likely to become pregnant

Question 10

Menopause

Answer 10

Signals the end of a females ability to reproduce and also the end of her menstrual cycle

Question 11

Testes

Answer 11

Produces sperm

Question 12

Scrotum

Answer 12

Is where the testes are, it is located outside the body to ensure the temperature is lower than the body temperature for healthy sperm

Question 13

Epididymis

Answer 13

Is a coiled tube on the outside of each testis that stores sperm and allows them to mature fully

Question 14

Vas deferens (sperm duct)

Answer 14

Brings the sperm from the testes to the penis

Question 15

Seminal vesicles, prostate gland and Cowper’s gland

Answer 15

Produces seminal fluid which mixes with sperm to form semen, it nourishes the sperm and allow them to swim

Question 16

Penis

Answer 16

Enters the female and ejaculates semen

Question 17

Puberty

Answer 17

Describes when the body starts becoming sexually mature. It normally happens between the ages of 10-16

Question 18

Male puberty

Answer 18

In males, sex hormones are released causing the voice o deepen, hair to grow around the sex organs, face, chest and underarms, the testes and penis grow bigger and start to produce sperm

Question 19

Female puberty

Answer 19

In females when the sex hormones are released the breasts developed, hips widen, and hair begins to grow on the body

Question 20

During Intercourse

Answer 20

The man’s penis fills with blood and becomes hard enough to be placed inside a woman’s vagina

Question 21

Semen

Answer 21

A mixture of sperm cells and seminal fluid is released into the vagina during intercourse

Question 22

Sperm

Answer 22

Swims up the uterus and into the Fallopian tubes

Question 23

Fertilisation

Answer 23

If an egg is present in the fallopian tube, and the couple have sexual Intercourse, then one of the sperm cells may fuse with it

Question 24

Fertilised egg

Answer 24

The nuclei of the sperm and egg fuse together. The woman is now pregnant

Question 25

Zygote>embryo>foetus

Answer 25

Egg an sperm fuse to form a single Cell division occurs and growth Attaches to the lining of the uterus grows more, and after 8 weeks looks like a human

Question 26

Implantation

Answer 26

When the embryo attaches to the lining of the uterus

Question 27

Length of pregnancy

Answer 27

The average length of a human pregnancy is 40 weeks

Question 28

Amniotic fluid

Answer 28

As the embryo develops in the uterus it is protected inside a bag of fluid. This fluid provides a cushion for the embryo

Question 29

Umbilical cord

Answer 29

A tube joining the embryo to the placenta

Question 30

Placenta

Answer 30

Rich in blood vessels