Chapter I: Reproduction ( Male & Female ) Flashcards

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The Uterus is …

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Where the baby develops until it’s birth.

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The Vagina is …

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A womans sex organ that receives sperm during sexual intercourse. This is where the male’s penis enter the femal’s body.

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The Scrotum is …

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The bag of skin that holds the testes.

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The Penis is …

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The structure that caries sperm and semen out of the body.

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The Testes are …

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The male organ that prduces sperm and is where it is stored.

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A Sexual Intercourse is …

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The process where the penis releases sperm into the vagina.

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The Umbilical Cord is …

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A cord that connects the fetus to the placenta.

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The Urethra is …

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A tube that carries urine or sperm out of the body.

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The Sperm Cell is …

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A cell containing male genetic materials.

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The Sperm Duct is …

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A tube that carries sperm from the testes to the penis.

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Semen is …

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Fluid containing sperm.

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The Placenta is …

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The organ where substances pass between the mother’s and
the fetus’s blood. It acts as a barrier, stopping infections and
harmful substances reaching the fetus.

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13
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The Period is …

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Loss of uterus lining through the vagina.

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The Ovule is …

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The female gamete of a plant.

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Ovulation is …

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The release of an egg from an ovary.

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16
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Adolescence is …

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The period of time when a child changes into an adult.

17
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Puberty is …

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The physiscal changes that happen during adolescence.

18
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The cervix is …

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The ring of muscle at the entrance to the uterus. It keeps the baby in place while the woman is pregnant.

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The cilia is …

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Tiny hairs on the surface of cells.

20
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The condom is …

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A barrier method of contraception, which prevents semen being released into the vagina.

21
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Contraception is …

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A method of preventing pregnancy

22
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Contraceptive pill is …

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A chemical method of contraception.

23
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Ejaculation is …

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When semen is released from the penis.

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Embryo is …

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A ball of cells that forms when the fertilised egg divides.

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Fertilisation is …

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The process where the nucleus of a sperm cell joins with the nucleus of the egg cell.

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Fetus is …

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The name given to an unborn baby form eight weeks of development.

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Fluid sac is …

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A sac that contains fluid. This acts as a shock absorber, protecting the fetus from bumps.

28
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Menstrual cycle is …

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The monthly cycle during which the uterus lining thickens, and then breaks down and leaves the body if an egg is not fertilised.

29
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The Ovary

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Contains the egg cell.

30
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Implantation is …

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The process where an embryo attaches to the lining of the uterus.