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Cells Alive 2 - Human reproduction Flashcards

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Name 3 main parts of the MALE human reproduction system

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3 of the following:
Testes, sperm tube, urethra, penis, glands

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What is the function of the testes?

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Where sperm are produced

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What is the function of the sperm tube?

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Carries sperm to the urethra

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What is the function of the Urethra?

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Carries sperm out of the penis

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What is the function of the penis?

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Deposits sperm inside the vagina.

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What is the function of the Glands?

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Produces a fluid called semen for sperm to travel in

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Name 3 parts of the FEMALE reproductive cycle?

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3 of the following:
Ovaries, egg tube (oviduct), womb, vagina.

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What is the function of the ovaries?

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Where the eggs are produced.

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What is the function of the
oviduct?

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A tube that carries eggs from the ovary to the womb and where fertilisation take place

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What is the function of the womb?

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where a baby develops

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What is the function of the vagina?

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Where sperm are deposited?

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Define fertilisation?

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Fertilisation is when the nucleus of a sperm and the nucleus of and egg fuse together to create a single cell.

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What is the function of the placenta?

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The placenta is an organ attached to to the wall of the uterus. It transfers food and oxygen to the growing embryo from the mothers blood.

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What attaches the embryo to the placenta

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The umbilical cord

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What are the main stages of human embryonic development?

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Zygote –> Hollow ball –> Embryo –> Baby

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What can a mother consume which can seriously affect the development of the baby?

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Nicotine (cigarettes/vapes), alcohol and other drugs. A bad diet and stress can also affect foetal development.

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If a mother consumes drugs and alcohol how could this affect an unborn baby?

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Deformities, low birth weight, foetal alcohol syndrome, born with drug withdrawal and abnormal brain development.

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