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1
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Sperm and eggs at sex cells, also known as…

A

Gametes

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2
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How many chromosomes do we have?

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46

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3
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How many chromosomes do we get from our mother?

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23

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4
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Body cells divide by the process of….

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Mitosis

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5
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Cells undergoing meiosis split twice resulting in how many cells?

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4

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6
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Cells in mitosis have how many times more chromosomes as cells in meiosis?

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2x

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7
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Men have estrogen and women have testosterone? True or false

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True

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8
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Where are females eggs stored?

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Ovary

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9
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What is the uterine lining that grows and sheds blood and tissue in preparation for a baby called?

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Endometrium

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10
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the ovum preparing for fertilization is encased in what until ovulation?

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Follicle

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11
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The realessed ovum has how long to be fertilized

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12-24 hours

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12
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True or false-ovulation is the same as menstruation

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False

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13
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True or false- a women still has her period while she is pregnant

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False

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14
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True or false- sperm need a cooler temperature than normal body temperature in order to mature and develop

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True

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15
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True or false-the urethra carries both semin and urine out if the body

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True

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16
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When blood fills the tissues of a penis, a male experiences a…

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Erection

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17
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Where is sperm produced

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Testes

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18
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Semen is the combination of what two things

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Sperm and seminal fluid

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19
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True or false- a male can release as many as 500million in an ejaculation

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True

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20
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A females ovum is fertilized in the…

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Fallopian tube

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21
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True or false- a women has to have sex on the day she ovulated to get pregnant

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False

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22
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Sperm can survive how many days in a women

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3-5

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23
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A fertilized egg is called a …

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Zygote

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24
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How many sperm usually fertilize an egg

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1

25
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True or false- fraternal twins share the exact same DNA.

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False

26
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True or false- a sperms head disconnects from its tail when it penetrates the ovum

A

True

27
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True or false- a ovum seals itself after fertilization to prevent more sperm from penetrating

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True

28
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Identical twins come from how many eggs and sperm.

A

I egg, 1 sperm

29
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When the sperm and egg nucleus come together, they combine to make how many chromosomes

A

46

30
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The first trimester for a women is how many months

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3

31
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True or false-a fertilized egg is called a embryo for the first 8 weeks of pregnancy

A

True

32
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After the first 8 weeks, what is a baby called

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Fetus

33
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Gender is determined by the mom or dads chromosome at conception

A

Dad

34
Q

The umbilical cord connects the baby to what

A

The placenta

35
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Does the achohol a women drinks affect her baby

A

Yes

36
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When baby is born, what is supposed to come out first

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The head

37
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If a baby is in breech position, it may be have to delivered in the what

A

C-section

38
Q

If a babies head is near the top of the uterus instead of the bottom, it is in a what position

A

Breech

39
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What is Cancer

A

A change in the body that causes cells to grow and multiply uncontrollably

40
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What does benign mean

A

Noncancerous tumor

41
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What does malignant mean

A

Cancerous tumor

42
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What is metastasis

A

The spread of cancer cells to other parts of the body

43
Q

What are carcinogens

A

Cancer causing chemicals

44
Q

What are the most and second most common types of cancer

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Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer

Breast cancer is the second most common type of cancer

45
Q

What are 5 causes of cancer

A 
tobacco
Radiation
Industrial chemicals
Food and food additives
Family history
46
Q

What kind of cancer treatment is chemotherapy. What are the chemicals doing. What happens often times when using it.

A

Treatment with chemicals
The chemicals stop the growth and reproduction of cells
Normal cells are also killed

47
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What is remission? What is a relapse? How long do you have to be Cancer free to be considered cured?

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When you no longer have symptoms of the disease.
When cancer comes back.
5 years

48
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What is the 3-step process of chemo?

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  1. Induction therapy
    • 4-12 weeks (intense)
  2. Consolidation therapy
    • kill “escaped cancer cells
  3. Maintenance therapy
    • 2-3 years (low doses)
49
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What is caution?

A 
C-hange in bowel or bladder habits
A- sore that does not go away
U-nusual bleeding or discharge
T-hickening or lump in neck and other areas
I-ndigestion or difficulty swallowin
O-bvious change in wart or mole
N-aging cough or hoarseness
50
Q

What thing am I going to explain for sex is all around us?

A

People have become “objects” not, not “people”

51
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What percent of sexually active teens have had 4 or more sex partners

A

16%

52
Q

How many types of STDs are there

A

Over 25

53
Q

How many STDs occur each year?

A

Over 15million

54
Q

What are the two types of STDs

Which one will kill you, which one won’t

A

Bacterial-won’t kill you

Viral-will kill you

55
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What are 8 types of STDs

A 
Human Papilloma Virus(HPV)
Chlamydia 
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Herpes Simplex Virus(HSV)
Trichomonas
Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV)
56
Q

What STD leads to aids which leads to death

A

HIV

57
Q

You are never at risk if you…

A
  • Have never been sexually involved with someone else

- Have sex with one partner who is not infected and remain faithful to that one partner for life

58
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Why should we wait to have sex?

A

Sex is a gift for spouse(shows respect and love)
Fulfill the purpose of physical intimacy
Avoid problems associated with sexual history
Promote a safe and loving family environment

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