GROWTH AND DEVELOPEMENT

Question 1

Epididymis

Answer 1

-the duct on the testicles where the sperm are stored

Question 2

Vas Deferens

Answer 2

• a duct connecting the testicles to the urethra

- sperm travels along this duct

Question 3

Seminal Vesicle

Answer 3

• provides semen

- semen= a mix of mucous and sperm

Question 4

Prostate Gland

Answer 4

• gives off milky fluid that is part of semen

- semen helps to ensure that the sperm is not destroyed in the acidic environment of the vagina

Question 5

Urethra

Answer 5

-a narrow, muscular tube that transports semen outside he body through the penis

Question 6

Penis

Answer 6

-the part of the body that transports semen out of the body and into the female for reproduction

Question 7

Glans

Answer 7

-the end of the penis that allows the semen to pass from the body through the urethra opening

Question 8

Sperm

Answer 8

• found in the semen

- meets with the ovum (egg) for reproduction

Question 9

Ovary

Answer 9

• there are 2
• each is about the size of an almond
• they sit on either side of the uterus
• they produce eggs and the female sex hormones testosterone and progesterone
• each month an egg is released from here to the Fallopian tubes

Question 10

Ovum

Answer 10

• an egg

- moves from the ovary to the Fallopian tubes in hopes of being fertilized by a sperm

Question 11

Fallopian tubes

Answer 11

• Extend from the sides of the uterus
• the path the egg travels down each month
• when an egg is fertilized, it usually happens at the section of the tube closest to the ovary

Question 12

Uterus

Answer 12

• looks like an upside down pear and is about the size of a fist
• where a fetus developed and grows

Question 13

Cervix

Answer 13

-the opening between the uterus and the vagina

Question 14

Vagina

Answer 14

• about 8cm long and between the cervix and the vaginal opening
• walls are very elastic and expand during child birth

Question 15

How STIs are transmitted

Answer 15

• Sexual Contact (body fluids)
• Sharing Items (razors, toothbrushes)
• Mother to Baby
• Sometimes Dirty Needles

Question 16

Chlamydia

Answer 16

• frequent peeing
• antibiotics taken by mouth
• one of the most common STIs in Canada rn

Question 17

Gonorrhea

Answer 17

• pain during sex
• antibiotics taken by mouth
• can be found in the throat, rectum, penis or vagina

Question 18

Syphilis

Answer 18

• rash
• antibiotics taken by mouth
• oldest known STI

Question 19

HPV

Answer 19

• visible warts
• cryotherapy (a procedure where the warts are frozen by liquid nitrogen)
• very contagious

Question 20

Herpes

Answer 20

-blisters

• caused by the Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)
• 2 types (HSV1 and HSV2)

Question 21

Hepatitis A,B,C

Answer 21

• jaundice
• systems stop after time, but is always in your system
• can cause permanent liver disease and cancer of the liver

Question 22

HIV/AIDS

Answer 22

• HIV = 1st // AIDS = 2nd
• over a period of time, the virus attacks the immune and nervous system
• once infected, you have HIV for life

Question 23

Public Lice

Answer 23

• reddish rash
• shampoo/lotion/ointment/antibiotics
• caused by tiny wingless insects known as crabs

Question 24

Scabies

Answer 24

• reddish rash
• shampoo/lotion/ointment/antibiotics
• caused by itch mites (burrows itself under the skin and lays eggs. Live for 2-4 days away from the human body)

Question 25

Trichomoniasis

Answer 25

• reddish rash
• shampoo/lotion/ointment/antibiotics
• caused by a normally sexually transmitted parasite (can survive for 24 hours on a wet bathing suit or towel)

Question 26

Testicles

Answer 26

• male reproductive glands

- produce male reproductive hormones (mostly testosterone)

Question 27

The Fertilization Path

Answer 27

• sperm enters the vagina, the mucous lining is used to swim through the cervix and into the uterus
• Sperm heads for the Fallopian tubes, where it tries to find an egg. If they unite, they make the journey back to the uterus together while changes occur inside and out