Reproductive System

Question 1

Testes

Answer 1

Make sperm via meiosis. The testes also produce testosterone, the male hormone.

Question 2

Vas deferens

Answer 2

Sperm travel through this tube, joins with urethra

Question 3

Prostate

Answer 3

Gland that produces a fluid that carries sperm during ejaculation. It surrounds the urethra.

Question 4

Penis

Answer 4

Is stimulated, muscles around the reproductive organs contract and force the semen through the duct system and urethra

Question 5

Epididymis

Answer 5

Collects mature sperm which is eventually propelled through the vas deferens

Question 6

Vasectomy

Answer 6

The tube is cut to prevent sperm leaving (and fertilizing an egg)

Question 7

Circumcision

Answer 7

In circumcision, the foreskin is surgically removed, exposing the end of the penis.

Question 8

Ovary

Answer 8

This is where the eggs are produced through cell division (MEIOSIS)

Question 9

Uterus

Answer 9

The uterus consists of a body and a cervix. The cervix protrudes into the vagina.
The uterus maintains an environment for accepting a fertilized egg.

Question 10

Fallopian Tubes

Answer 10

Are bilateral conduits between the ovaries and the uterus in the female pelvis. They function as channels for oocyte transport and fertilization.

Question 11

Vagina

Answer 11

The vagina has 3 main functions: provides a passageway for blood and mucosal tissue from the uterus during a woman’s monthly period

Question 12

Cervix

Answer 12

The cervix acts as the door to the uterus which sperm can travel through to fertilize eggs.

Question 13

Fraternal Twins

Answer 13

Develop from the fertilization of two individual eggs.

The babies do not look the same.

Question 14

Zygote

Answer 14

A fertilized egg is called a zygote

An egg is usually a few days old before it implants in the uterus

Question 15

Testosterone

Answer 15

is a sex hormone that plays important roles in the body

Question 16

Menstruation

Answer 16

is the elimination of the thickened lining of the uterus (endometrium) from the body through the vagina

Question 17

Barrier method

Answer 17

Control prevent pregnancy by blocking sperm. This stops the sperm from reaching an egg.

Question 18

Placenta

Answer 18

Attaches to the fetus via the umbilical cord, supplies nutrients to the fetus during pregnancy. It is expelled after the baby is born.

Question 19

Ultrasound (fetal test)

Answer 19

sound waves produce an image of the baby

You can tell the sex of the baby and its position

Question 20

Amniocentesis

Answer 20

Tests fetal cells for abnormalities, such as chromosome numbers

Question 21

Pap test

Answer 21

Is the most common test used to look for early changes in cells that can lead to cervical cancer. It involves gathering a sample of cells from the cervix. The cervix is the part of the uterus that opens to the vagina.

Question 22

Epidural

Answer 22

This anaesthetic usually blocks the pain from labor contractions and during the birth very effectively. With an epidural you can usually move and can push your baby out when you need to.

Question 23

Trimester

Answer 23

A pregnancy is divided into trimesters: the first trimester is from week 1 to the end of week 12. the second trimester is from week 13 to the end of week 26. the third trimester is from week 27 to the end of the pregnancy.

Question 24

Umbilical cord

Answer 24

The umbilical cord is a tube that connects you to your baby during pregnancy. It has three blood vessels: one vein that carries food and oxygen from the placenta to your baby and two arteries that carry waste from your baby back to the placenta.

Question 25

IUD

Answer 25

Increased risk of ectopic pregnancy and other serious health problems.

Question 26

Ovulation

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Is the release of an egg from your ovary, into your fallopian tube. It typically happens about 13–15 days before the start of each period

Question 27

Caesarean section

Answer 27

Caesarean, or “C” Section - baby is surgically removed from the mother. Performed when complications make vaginal delivery risky

Question 28

Fertilization

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Occurs when a sperm fuses with the female act during intercourse and further forms an egg that gets implanted in uterus of the female.

Question 29

Plan B

Answer 29

The most common side effect is nausea, which occurs in about a quarter of women after taking the drug

Question 30

Contractions

Answer 30

Is when the muscles of your uterus tighten up like a fist and then relax.

Question 31

Diaphragm

Answer 31

Is a thin skeletal muscle that sits at the base of the chest and separates the abdomen from the chest. It contracts and flattens when you inhale