the reproductive system

Question 1

Men produce male sex cells called _____

Answer 1

sperm cells

Question 2

Women produce female sex cells called_____

Answer 2

egg cells

Question 3

women produce around ____ egg cells which can fully mature and ovulate.

Answer 3

200 egg cells

Question 4

When an egg cell is fully developed or becomes mature, it is released from the ovary to the uterus through an oviduct. This process is called ____

Answer 4

ovulation

Question 5

if an egg cell does not meet a sperm cell, it goes off and dies and the lining of the uterus breaks down and exits through the vagina in the process called _____

Answer 5

menstruation

Question 6

______ occurs when the nucleus of the sperm cell fuses with the nucleus of the egg cell in the oviduct which means _____ occurs as well.

Answer 6

1. fertilization 2. pregnancy

Question 7

Estrogen and progesterone released by ______ stimulate the lining of the ______ to thicken so that the fertilization egg cells can implant in the uterus and continue to develop. This process is called ________

Answer 7

Estrogen and progesterone released by ovaries stimulate the lining of the uterus to thicken so that the fertilization egg cells can implant in implantation.