Reproductive System

Question 1

Ovaries

Answer 1

Store and realise eggs

Question 2

Fallopian tubes

Answer 2

Carry the egg to the uterus,fertillisation occurs here

Question 3

Uterus (womb)

Answer 3

Is where fertillisied 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 intercpurse

Question 6

Testes

Answer 6

Produce sperm

Question 7

Scrotum

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Epididymis

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Vas deferens

Answer 9

Brings sperm for the testes to the penis

Question 10

Seminal vesicles ,prostate gland and Cowper’s

Answer 10

gland produce seminal fluid which mixes with sperm to form semen,it nourishes the sperm and allows them to swim

Question 11

Penis

Answer 11

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 10 and 16

Question 13

Male puberty

Answer 13

In males,sex hormones (testosterone) are released causing the voice to deepen,hair grows the testes grow bigger and produce sperm

Question 14

Female puberty

Answer 14

In females when the sex hormones (oestrogen,progesterone) are released breasts develop,and hair begins to grow on the body
The first egg is realest from the ovaries which leads to the first period occurring

Question 15

Menstrual cycle

Answer 15

Is the repeating series of changes that takes place in the female body to prepare it for pregnancy.It ranges from 21 to 40 days,average 28 days

Question 16

Ovulation

Answer 16

An egg is released from the ovary an average of every 28 days,approximately day 14 of the cycle

Question 17

Fertile period

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Menstruation:

Answer 18

the lining and a small amount of blood pass out through the vagina (day 1-5) this is called a period

Question 19

Pregnancy

Answer 19

If an egg is fertilised,the menstural cycle is paused during the duration of pregnancy.The first sign of pregnancy is often that menstruation dose not happen

Question 20

Menopause

Answer 20

Signals the end of a females ability to reproduce and also the end of her menstrual cycle. It happens at ages ages for everyone, typically in the late 40s early 50s

Question 21

Intercourse

Answer 21

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 swims up to the uterus and into Fallopian tubes

Question 22

Fertilisation

Answer 22

If an egg is present in the Fallopian tube,and a couple have sexual intercourse,then one of the sperm cells fuse with it
The nuclei of the sperm and egg fuse together to form a fertilised egg,called a zygote

Question 23

Implantion

Answer 23

The embryo embeds itself into the uterus wall

Question 24

Pregnancy

Answer 24

The uterus lining dose not break down so menustration stops during pregnancy .The average length of human pregnancy is 40 weeks

Question 25

Amniotic fluid

Answer 25

The fluid provides cushion for the embryo

Question 26

Zygote/embryo/foetus

Answer 26

``` Egg and sperm fuse to form a single Zygote/ Cell division occurs and growth Embryo,which attaches to the lining of the uterus (implantation) grows more and after 8 weeks looks like a human Foetus ```

Question 27

Umbilical cord

Answer 27

Joins the embryo to the placenta

Question 28

Placenta

Answer 28

In rich in blood vessels it is here at the placenta that food and oxygen from the mother’s blood pass into the baby’s blood also wastes such as carbon dioxide pass from the baby’s blood into the mothers

Question 29

Labour

Answer 29

The birth of a baby beings when the uterus muscles start to contract

Question 30

Water breaks

Answer 30

The bag of amniotic fluid bursts and further contractions push the bay out usually head firsts,through the vagina

Question 31

After birth

Answer 31

U,bollo al cord is cut and the placenta comes out

Question 32

Lactation

Answer 32

Production of breast milk

Question 33

Colostrum

Answer 33

Very nutritious and helps protect baby from infection

Question 34

Natural methods of contraception

Answer 34

Aim to detect the day ovulation takes place and avoid intercourse during fertile period

Question 35

Artificial methods of contraception

Answer 35

Prevent the sperm and egg meeting

Question 36

Infertility

Answer 36

Is the inability to produce children.Males and females are equally as likely to be infertile

Question 37

Cancers

Answer 37

cervical cancer in women and prostate cancer in men.

Question 38

Sexually transmitted

Answer 38

such as chlamydia and gonorrhoea, can affect men and women.

Question 39

Menstrual cycle

Answer 39

Is the repeating series of changes that takes place in the female body to prepare it for pregnancy.It ranges from 21 to 40 days,average 28 days

Question 40

Ovulation

Answer 40

An egg is released from the ovary an average of every 28 days,approximately day 14 of the cycle

Question 41

Fertile period

Answer 41

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

Question 42

Menstruation:

Answer 42

the lining and a small amount of blood pass out through the vagina (day 1-5) this is called a period

Question 43

Pregnancy

Answer 43

If an egg is fertilised,the menstural cycle is paused during the duration of pregnancy.The first sign of pregnancy is often that menstruation dose not happen

Question 44

Menopause

Answer 44

Signals the end of a females ability to reproduce and also the end of her menstrual cycle. It happens at ages ages for everyone, typically in the late 40s early 50s

Question 45

Intercourse

Answer 45

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 swims up to the uterus and into Fallopian tubes

Question 46

Fertilisation

Answer 46

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