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Chapter 10-The Reproductive System Flashcards

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1
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A male sex cell is ____

A

The sperm (gamete)

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2
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The females sex cell is ___

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The egg (gamets)

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3
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Puberty changes occurring in males

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Voice deepens
Pubic hair grows
Produces sperm
Genitals grow
Hormones go crazy
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Puberty changes occuring in women

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Pubic hair grows
Menstruation cycle starts
Breasts grow
Pelvis grows
Hormones go crazy alsew.
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5
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Sperm duct (job)

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Carries sperm to the penis

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Penis (job)

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soznotsoz

TO MAKE YO MAMA HAPPY TONIGHT LOLOLOLOL GET REKT M9

Jk… It transfers sperm to the female….

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7
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Scrotum (job)

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Holds testis and keeps sperm cool

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8
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Puberty (def)

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Puberty is the age at which a person reaches sexual maturity

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9
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Testes

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Produces sperm

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Fallopian tube (job)

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Carries the egg to the uterus

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11
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Ovary (job)

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Produces the egg

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12
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Cervix

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Allows sperm to enter the uterus and a baby to exit

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13
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Uterus (job)

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Used to grow the foetus (aka womb)

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14
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Lining of the womb

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Blood for baby: replenished each month

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Vagina(job)

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FUN SHMEXY TIME
Jk.
Well it’s true but the official term is,
Lets sperm be transferred to the womb

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Menstrual cycle (def)

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The mestrual cycle is a series of changes that take place in the female body every 28 days.

17
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Day 1-5 of menstruation

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Blood is released from the body

18
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Day 6-12 of the menstruation cycle

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New lining builds up, egg remains in the ovary

19
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Day 13-15 of the menstruation cycle

A

Egg is released into Fallopian tubes

20
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Last days of menstruation cycle

A

Lining stays in place

21
Q

When, during the mensturation cycle, can a woman get pregnant?

A

During day 11- day 16

22
Q

Sperm can survive _____ days in the female

A

3

23
Q

The egg can survive for ___ days in the Fallopian tubes

A

2

24
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Fertilisation (def)

A

When the nucleus of a sperm joins with the nucleus of an egg, this occurs in the Fallopian tubes

25
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Implantation (def)

A

THSI occurs when a fertilised ehh at teaches to the lining of the uterus

26
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Placenta (job)

A

Brings nutrients to the baby’s blood though the mother’s blood

Allows in- food, oxygen, alcohol, smoke, drugs, water

Allows back out- carbon dioxide, salt, urea

27
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Umbilical cord (job)

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Carries nutrients to the baby and wastes away after birth

28
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Amnion (def)

A

Sack holding the foetus

29
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Lining of uterus (job+def)

A

Line of blood that cradles the baby in the uterus

30
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Amniotic fluid (def)

A

Liquid used as a bumper cushion for the baby

31
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Pregnancy (def)

A

The carrying pf offspring in the uterus

32
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Placenta

What does it do????????

A

Passes:

  • Oxygen to the baby
  • Waste from baby
  • Food/nutrients to baby
  • Harmful products to baby
33
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Mothers blood

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Passes it’s nutrients to the baby’s blood, but the blood does not mix.

34
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Describe the three stages of birth

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  1. Contraction of uterus causes the amnion to burst and amniotic fluid is released (the waters break)
  2. The cervix widens
  3. The contractions cause the baby to be punched, head first, through the cervix and vagina
35
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Describe The Four Things That Happen after Birth

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  1. The umbilical cord is clamped so that the baby doesn’t loose blood
  2. The cord is cut
  3. The baby first uses it’s lungs to breathe
  4. The uterus contracts again to release the placenta and umbilical cord
36
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Contraception (def+different ways)

A

Contraception is the prevention of pregnancy

  1. Preventing sperm for getting to egg
    - condom
    - cervical cap
  2. Preventing egg from being released
    - contraceptive pill
  3. Natural methods
    - avoiding sex during fertile period
    - temperature method

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