Biology Flashcards
The fertile period
These are the days of the menstrual cycle when the women is most likely to become pregnant
Intercourse 2 or 3 days before,during or after ovulation could lead to fertilisation because sperm cells survive for this long
Pause to menstrual cycle
If an egg is fertilised,the menstrual cycle is paused for the duration of pregnancy. The first sign of pregnancy is often that menstruation dose not happen.
Menopause
Signals the end of the females ability to reproduce and also the end of her menstrual cycle. It happends at different ages for different people typically in the late 40 to early 50s.
Testes
Produce sperm
Scrotum
Is where the testes are , it is located outside the body to ensure the temperature is lower than body temperature for healthy sperm
Epididymis
Is a coiled tube on the outside of each testis that stores sperm and allows them to mature fully
Seminal vesticels prostate gland and cowPer gland
Produces seminal fluid which mixes with sperm to from semen it nourish the sperm and allow them to swim
Penis
Enters the female and ejaculates semen
Puberty
Describes when the body starts becoming sexually mature(reproductive organs develop) it normally happends between the ages of 10and 60
Male puberty
In male sex hormones (testosterone) are released causing the voice to deepen hair growns around the sex organs face chest and under arms the testes and penis grow bigger and start to produce sperm.
Puberty
Describes when the body starts becoming sexually mature(reproductive organs develop) it normally happends between the ages of 10and 60
Male puberty
In male sex hormones (testosterone) are released causing the voice to deepen hair growns around the sex organs face chest and under arms the testes and penis grow bigger and start to produce sperm.
Female puberty
In females when the sex hormones (oestrogen and progesterone) are released the breasts develop,hips widen and hair begins to grow on the body
The first egg is released from the ovaries which leads to the first period occurring
And egg will be released every month until the menopause
Fertilisation
If an egg is present in the Fallopian tube,and couples have sexual intercourse then one sperm cells may fuse with it
The nuclei of the spermicide and egg fuse together to form a fertilised egg
The woman in now pregnant
Embryo
The fertilised egg then divides a number of times and the tiny group of cells moves down the Fallopian tube to the uterus
This group of cells settles into lining of the uterus and continues to dived to form an embryo
Zygote >Embryo > Foetus
Egg and sperm fuse form a single >Zygote
Cell division occurs and growth
>Embryo which attaches to the lining of the uterus (implantations) grows more ,and after 8weeks looks like a human
>Foetus
Pregnancy
The average length of a human pregnancy is 40 weeks
As the embryo develops in the uterus it is protected inside a bag of fluid called amniotic fluid
The fluid provides a cushion for the embryo