Medicine + Disease YR10

Question 1

What is genetic material?

Answer 1

DNA

Question 2

What is asexual reproduction?

Answer 2

An organism makes an exact copy of itself

Question 3

What is sexual reproduction?

Answer 3

Genetic information from two parents is combined to make a new organism

Question 4

What happens to gametes during sexual reproduction

Answer 4

They fuse together to form a zygote

Question 5

What are the four hormones involved in the menstrual cycle?

Answer 5

FSH, oestrogen, LH, progesterone

Question 6

Where are FSH and LH secreted from

Answer 6

Pituitary gland

Question 7

What secretes oestrogen

Answer 7

Ovaries

Question 8

What secretes progesterone

Answer 8

Empty egg follicle after ovulation

Question 9

What is a chemical method of contraception

Answer 9

Spermicide

Question 10

What is an intrauterine device?

Answer 10

Small structure fitted in the uterus that prevents embryo implanting

Question 11

What is a vasectomy?

Answer 11

Sperm ducts are cut or tied in men to prevent sperm getting into semen

Question 12

What is the most common cause of infertility?

Answer 12

Age

Question 13

What does IVF stand for?

Answer 13

In vitro fertilization

Question 14

How does IVF happen?

Answer 14

Eggs are fertilised outside the body and then inserted into the uterus

Question 15

Is IVF always successful?

Answer 15

No

Question 16

What is coronary heart disease?

Answer 16

The arteries that supply blood to the heart become narrow

Question 17

In coronary heart disease, what builds up inside the arteries?

Answer 17

Fatty materials

Question 18

What is a stent?

Answer 18

A device used to open up blocked arteries

Question 19

What are statins?

Answer 19

Drugs that reduce cholesterol and stop coronary heart disease

Question 20

What is an artificial pacemaker?

Answer 20

Electrical devices used to control heart rate if it goes wrong.

Question 21

What is an artificial heart?

Answer 21

A temporary mechanical heart to take over from a damaged heart