Human Reproduction

Question 1

Ovaries

Answer 1

Store and release eggs

Question 2

Fallopian tubes

Answer 2

Carry’s the egg to the uterus,fertilization occurs here

Question 3

Uterus

Answer 3

Is where the fertilized egg becomes implanted and finds nourishment

Question 4

Cervix

Answer 4

Leads from the vagina to the uterus

Question 5

Vagina

Answer 5

Holds the male penis during sexual intercourse

Question 6

Testes

Answer 6

The testes produce sperm

Question 7

Scrotum

Answer 7

The scrotum is where the testes are

Question 8

Epididymis

Answer 8

It’s a coiled tube on the outside of each testis that stores sperm and allows the to mature fully

Question 9

Vas deferens

Answer 9

Brings the sperm from the testes to the penis

Question 10

Seminal vesicles, prostate gland and Cowper’s gland

Answer 10

Produces seminal fluid which mixes with the sperm to form semen

Question 11

Penis

Answer 11

It enters the female and ejaculates semen

Question 12

Puberty

Answer 12

Describes when the body starts becoming sexually mature (reproductive organs develop). It normally happens between the ages of 10 and 16

Question 13

Make puberty

Answer 13

In males, sex hormones(testosterone) are released causing the voice to deepen, hair grows around the sex organs, face, chest and under arms, the testes and penis grow bigger and start to produce sperm

Question 14

Female puberty

Answer 14

In females when the sex hormones (oestrogen and progesterone) are released the breasts develop, hips widen, and hair begins to grow on the body

• the first egg is released from he ovaries which leads to the first period occurring

Question 15

Fertile period

Answer 15

These are the days of the menstrual cycle when the woman is most likely to become pregnant. Intercourse 2 or 3 days before, during or after ovulation could lead to fertilization because sperm cells can survive for this long

Question 16

Menstruation

Answer 16

The lining and a small amount of blood pass out through the vagina

Question 17

Intercourse

Answer 17

During intercourse the mans penis fills with blood and becomes hard enough to be placed inside the women’s vagina

A mixture of sperm cells and seminal fluid called semen is released into the vagina

The sperm swim up the uterus and into the Fallopian tubes

Question 18

Fertilization

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Implantation

Answer 19

The embryo itself into the uterus wall

Question 20

Female puberty

Answer 20

In females when the sex hormones (oestrogen and progesterone) are released the breasts develop, hips widen, and hair begins to grow on the body

• the first egg is released from he ovaries which leads to the first period occurring