Topic Test- Term 3

Question 1

What is Lifespan?

Answer 1

The time span from conception to death that can be divided into stages.

Question 2

What is growth?

Answer 2

Measurable changes in the body due to an increase in the size and number of the body’s cells.

Question 3

What are the stages of the human lifespan?

Answer 3

Prenatal, infancy, toddlerhood, childhood, youth, adulthood (early, middle and late)

Question 4

What is the age range for each of the lifespan stages?

Answer 4

Prenatal- conception/birth 
Infancy- birth - 18mths
Toddlerhood- 18mths- 3 years
Childhood- 3 years - 12 years
Youth- 12 to 18 years
Adulthood (early) - 18- 39 years
Adulthood (middle)- 40-64 years
Adulthood (late)- 65+ years

Question 5

What is the role of the scrotum?

Answer 5

Pouch of skin that holds the testes

Question 6

What is the role of the testes?

Answer 6

Pair of glands that produce sperm and secrete testosterone

Question 7

What is the role of the Vas Deferens?

Answer 7

Transport sperm from testes to penis

Question 8

What is the role of the Epididymis?

Answer 8

Stores sperm temporarily while it matures. (About 20 days to mature)

Question 9

What is the role of the urethra?

Answer 9

To transport urine and semen to tip of the penis

Question 10

What is the role of the seminal vesicles?

Answer 10

Secrete fluid to form semen

Question 11

What is the role of the prostate gland?

Answer 11

Secrete fluid to form semen

Question 12

What is the main part of the female reproductive system?

Answer 12

The ovaries

Question 13

What is the role of the vagina?

Answer 13

To receive penis and sperm. It is the birthing canal.

Question 14

What is the role of the uterus?

Answer 14

Organ that receives, retains and nourishes a fertilised egg and developing baby.

Question 15

What is the role of the Fallopian tubes?

Answer 15

To transport the egg (ova) from the ovaries to the uterus. Fertilisation occurs.