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Gross Stuff Review Flashcards

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Sperm and eggs at sex cells, also known as…

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Gametes

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How many chromosomes do we have?

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46

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How many chromosomes do we get from our mother?

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23

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Body cells divide by the process of….

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Mitosis

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Cells undergoing meiosis split twice resulting in how many cells?

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4

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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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Men have estrogen and women have testosterone? True or false

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True

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Where are females eggs stored?

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Ovary

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

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Follicle

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The realessed ovum has how long to be fertilized

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12-24 hours

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True or false-ovulation is the same as menstruation

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False

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

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True

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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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Semen is the combination of what two things

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Sperm and seminal fluid

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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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A females ovum is fertilized in the…

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Fallopian tube

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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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Sperm can survive how many days in a women

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3-5

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A fertilized egg is called a …

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Zygote

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How many sperm usually fertilize an egg

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True or false- fraternal twins share the exact same DNA.
False
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True or false- a sperms head disconnects from its tail when it penetrates the ovum
True
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True or false- a ovum seals itself after fertilization to prevent more sperm from penetrating
True
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Identical twins come from how many eggs and sperm.
I egg, 1 sperm
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When the sperm and egg nucleus come together, they combine to make how many chromosomes
46
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The first trimester for a women is how many months
3
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True or false-a fertilized egg is called a embryo for the first 8 weeks of pregnancy
True
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After the first 8 weeks, what is a baby called
Fetus
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Gender is determined by the mom or dads chromosome at conception
Dad
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The umbilical cord connects the baby to what
The placenta
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Does the achohol a women drinks affect her baby
Yes
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When baby is born, what is supposed to come out first
The head
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If a baby is in breech position, it may be have to delivered in the what
C-section
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If a babies head is near the top of the uterus instead of the bottom, it is in a what position
Breech
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What is Cancer
A change in the body that causes cells to grow and multiply uncontrollably
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What does benign mean
Noncancerous tumor
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What does malignant mean
Cancerous tumor
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What is metastasis
The spread of cancer cells to other parts of the body
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What are carcinogens
Cancer causing chemicals
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What are the most and second most common types of cancer
Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer | Breast cancer is the second most common type of cancer
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What are 5 causes of cancer
``` tobacco Radiation Industrial chemicals Food and food additives Family history ```
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What kind of cancer treatment is chemotherapy. What are the chemicals doing. What happens often times when using it.
Treatment with chemicals The chemicals stop the growth and reproduction of cells Normal cells are also killed
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What is remission? What is a relapse? How long do you have to be Cancer free to be considered cured?
When you no longer have symptoms of the disease. When cancer comes back. 5 years
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What is the 3-step process of chemo?
1. Induction therapy - 4-12 weeks (intense) 2. Consolidation therapy - kill "escaped cancer cells 3. Maintenance therapy - 2-3 years (low doses)
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What is caution?
``` 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 ```
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What thing am I going to explain for sex is all around us?
People have become "objects" not, not "people"
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What percent of sexually active teens have had 4 or more sex partners
16%
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How many types of STDs are there
Over 25
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How many STDs occur each year?
Over 15million
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What are the two types of STDs | Which one will kill you, which one won't
Bacterial-won't kill you | Viral-will kill you
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What are 8 types of STDs
``` Human Papilloma Virus(HPV) Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis Herpes Simplex Virus(HSV) Trichomonas Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV) ```
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What STD leads to aids which leads to death
HIV
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You are never at risk if you...
- 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
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Why should we wait to have sex?
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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