Topic 4 Human Reproduction

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Penis

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The male organ used for sexual intercourse and gor passing urine and Semen out of the body

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Testes

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Organs that produce sperm and the hormones testosterone also called testicles

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Sperm duct

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A tube that Carrie’s sperm from the tested to the urethra during ejaculation

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Sperm cell

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The male reproductive cell that carried half the genetic information required to form a new organism

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Gamete

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A sex cell that contains half the number of chromosomes of a normal body cell

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Haploid

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A term used to describe cells that contain only one set of chromosomes

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Vagina

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The muscular tube leading from the outside of the body to the cervix

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Cervix

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The lower part of the uterus that connects to the vagina it contols what enters and leaves the uterus

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Uterus

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The organ where a fertilised egg implants and grows into a baby during pregnancy also called the womb

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Oviduct

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The tube that carries an egg from the ovary to the uterus also called the fallopian tube

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Ovaries

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Organs in the female body that produce egg cells and hormone like estrogen and progesterone

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Egg cell (ovum)

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The female reproductive cell that carries half the genetic info needed to make a baby

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Puberty

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The stage of life when a persons body changes and becomes capable of reproduction

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Pubic hair

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Hair that grows in thé génital area during puberty

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Body odour

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The smell caused when sweat is broken down by bacteria on the skin

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Breasts

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Glands on the chest that grow during puberty in females and can produce milk to feed a baby after birth

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The menstrual cycle

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A monthly process in the female body where the uterus prepares for pregnancy if no egg is fertilised the uterus lining sheds and leaves the body as a period

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Period/menstruation

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It is the part of the menstrual cycle when blood and the lining of the uterus leave thr body through the vagina

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Ovulation

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Is when an ovary releases an egg into the oviducte this usually happens about halfway through the menstrual cycle

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Hormone

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A chemical messenger made by glands in the body it travels in the blood and controls how different parts of our body works

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Fertilisation

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When a sperm cell joins with an egg cell

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Zygote

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The first cell formed when a sperm and egg join during fertilisation.

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Embryo

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An early stage of development in fertilisation when an organism is beginning to form

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Sexual intercourse

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The process where two individuals join their two productive cells to allow reproduction and fertilisation

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Pregnancy

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The condition of carrying a developing embryo or fetus inside a females womb

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Fœtus

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A developing baby after the embryo stage

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Identical twins

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Twins that develop from a single fertilised egg that splits into two embryos

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Non identical twins

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Twins that develop from two different eggs fertilised by two different sperm

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Placenta

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An organ that develops in the uterus during pregnancy providing oxygen and nutrients to the baby

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Umblilical cord

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A tube that connects the baby to the placenta

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IVF

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A medical procedure where an egg is fertilised by sperm outside the body and then the embryo is placed into the uterus to start a pregnancy

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human population

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The total number of people living in a specific area country or the world

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Exponential

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A pattern of growth where the quantity increases rapidly by multiplying by a fixed factor over equal time periods

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Mortality

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The rate or number of deaths in a population over a specific period of time

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Birth rate

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The number of live births per 1000 people in a population each year

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Fertility

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The natural ability to produce offspring