Key Words Flashcards

1
Q

The organs in the organism involved in producing offspring

A

Reproductive system

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2
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The parts of a male animal in which sperm are made

A

Testes

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3
Q

The protective covering of the testes

A

Scrotal sac

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4
Q

The tube through which sperm travel from testes

A

Sperm duct

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5
Q

The fluid in which sperm are carried

A

Semen

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6
Q

The tube in penis is through which sperm travel in semen

A

Urethra

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7
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A sex organ of a male animal which is used to place semen in the vagina

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Penis

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8
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A part of a female through which a baby is born

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Vagina

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9
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The lower end of the uterus next to the vagina

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Cervix

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10
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The part of an animal in which a foetus grows

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Uterus/womb

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11
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The tube in female animal that carries the egg from the ovary to the uterus

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Oviduct/ Fallopian tube

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12
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The organ that makes eggs in female animal and makes ovules in plants

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Ovary

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13
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The release of an egg from the ovary

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Ovulation

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14
Q

Difficulty in becoming pregnant

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Infertility

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15
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The changes in physical development which enable children to become capable of sexual reproduction as adults

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Puberty

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16
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The monthly breakdown of the uterus lining leading to bleeding from the vagina

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Menstruation/period

17
Q

When a cell divides in two

A

Cell division

18
Q

Unspecialised body cells that can develop into other specialised cells

A

Stem cells

19
Q

A young foetus before its main organs are formed

A

Embryo

20
Q

An unborn baby

A

Foetus

21
Q

The structure in a pregnant women that provides nutrients to the baby

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Placenta

22
Q

A tissue that attaches a foetus to it’s mother’s placenta

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Umbilical cord

23
Q

A baby born before it has fully developed

A

Premature

24
Q

When a measurement records what it is trying to measure

A

Valid

25
Q

The same results would be obtained again even if carried out by different people using different equipment

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Reliable

26
Q

The no of things or people studied in a survey

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Sample size