Health

Question 1

What makes up the system?

Answer 1

Thyroid gland, parathyroid gland, pancreas, ovaries, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, thymus gland, adrenal glands, testes.

Question 2

What does it do for us? (Endocrine system)

Answer 2

It regulates long term changes in the body like growth and development. It also controls your body’s daily activities.

Question 3

The gender specific cancers that females should be aware of

Answer 3

Breast cancer, cervical cancer

Question 4

The gender specific cancers that males should be aware of

Answer 4

Prostate cancer

Question 5

What does the pituitary gland do?

Answer 5

It releases hormones from the endocrine gland in the brain. It also controls your body’s functions.

Question 6

Males reproductive cells

Answer 6

Sperm

Question 7

Females reproductive cells

Answer 7

Egg

Question 8

What else should male/females do to protect themselves?

Answer 8

cleanness, sexual abstinence, prompt treatment for infections, self-exams, protection from trauma

Question 9

What else should male/females do to protect themselves?

Answer 9

cleanness, sexual abstinence, prompt treatment for infections, self-exams, protection from trauma

Question 10

What is Toxic Shock Syndrome?

Answer 10

It’s basically when you leave in your tampon for too long.

Question 11

Estrogen

Answer 11

the female sex hormone

Question 12

Progesterone

Answer 12

activates certain physical changes at puberty

Question 13

Fallopian Tubes

Answer 13

the passageway that carry eggs away from the ovaries

Question 14

What is the baby called in the first trimester?

Answer 14

embryo

Question 15

What is the baby called in the second and third trimester

Answer 15

fetus

Question 16

Why is the first trimester the most important?

Answer 16

The growing embryo develops its organs and body systems.

Question 17

When is miscarriage most likely to happen if it does happen?

Answer 17

In the first 20 weeks of pregnancy/first trimester

Question 18

Fraternal twins

Answer 18

Two different sperm fertilize two eggs.

Question 19

Identical Twins

Answer 19

A sperm fertilizes a single egg. The embryo splits into two identical embryos.

Question 20

Zygote

Answer 20

The united egg and sperm

Question 21

Blastocyst

Answer 21

a sphere of cells surrounding a hollow center

Question 22

Amniotic Sac

Answer 22

a fluid-filled bag of thin tissue

Question 23

Placenta

Answer 23

the attachment holding the embryo to the wall of the uterus.

Question 24

Ectopic Pregnancy

Answer 24

when the blastocyst implants elsewhere in the abdomen instead of the uterus.

Question 25

What is the body’s line of defense when it comes to bacteria?

Answer 25

saliva, tears, mucous membranes, cilia, skin, and stomach acid.

Question 26

What cell is attacked when HIV is in the system?

Answer 26

helper T-cells

Question 27

Trichomoniasis

Answer 27

a STI that is caused by a protozoan that infects the urinary tract or vagina.

Question 28

Vaginosis

Answer 28

untreated trichomoniasis

Question 29

Chlamydia

Answer 29

an STI that doesn’t cause really any symptoms

Question 29

HPV

Answer 29

an infection that causes warts to spread across the body

Question 30

PID

Answer 30

In female, starts with chlamydia then leads to PID

Question 31

Gonorrhea

Answer 31

a bacterial STI that infects the urinary tract of males and females. Mostly affects the organs

Question 32

Genital Herpes

Answer 32

a virus that causes blisters to spread around the body

Question 33

HIV

Answer 33

the most serious STI

Question 34

Asymptomatic Stage

Answer 34

this virus kills helper T-cells

Question 35

Opportunistic Infection

Answer 35

an infection that attacks a person with a weakened immune system

Question 36

Universal Precautions

Answer 36

this reduces the risk of HIV