Health

Question 1

Fertilization

Answer 1

Union of the sperm and egg

Question 2

Sperm

Answer 2

A small, compact cell, highly specialized for the task of fertilizing an egg.

Question 3

Gamete

Answer 3

Reproductive cell of an animal or plant

Question 4

Fallopian Tube

Answer 4

bilateral conduits between the ovaries and the uterus in the female pelvis.

Question 5

Prostate

Answer 5

A gland in the male reproductive system

Question 6

Vas Deferens

Answer 6

Ductus deferens or a sperm duct.

Question 7

Blastocyst

Answer 7

A cluster of dividing cells made by a fertilized egg.

Question 8

Embryo

Answer 8

Early stage in the development of humans and other animals or plants.

Question 9

Gestation

Answer 9

The time between conception and birth.

Question 10

Implantation

Answer 10

The process by which the embryo attaches to the endometrial surface of the uterus and invades the epithelium and then the maternal circulation to form the placenta.

Question 11

Placenta

Answer 11

An organ that forms in the womb, also called the uterus, during pregnancy.

Question 12

Umbilical Cord

Answer 12

A tube that connects you to your baby during pregnancy.

Question 13

Prenatal Care

Answer 13

Medical care you get during pregnancy.

Question 14

Ectopic Pregnancy

Answer 14

Occurs when a fertilized egg grows outside of the uterus.

Question 15

Miscarriage

Answer 15

The unexpected ending of a pregnancy in the first 20 weeks of gestation.

Question 16

Endometriosis

Answer 16

A disease in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus.

Question 17

Secondary Sex Characteristics

Answer 17

those physical features that allow us to tell males from females

Question 18

Testasterone

Answer 18

primary male hormone responsible for regulating sex differentiation, producing male sex characteristics, spermatogenesis, and fertility.

Question 19

Epididymis

Answer 19

A narrow, tightly-coiled tube that is attached to each of the testicles

Question 20

Prostate

Answer 20

located just below the bladder in men and surrounds the top portion of the tube that drains urine from the bladder (urethra).

Question 21

Cowper’s

Answer 21

pea sized glands present inferior to the prostate gland in the male reproductive system.

Question 22

Seminal Vesicle

Answer 22

two small glands that store and produce the majority of the fluid that makes up semen.

Question 23

Cilia

Answer 23

The fine hairlike projections from certain cells such as those in the respiratory tract that sweep in unison and help to sweep away fluids and particles.

Question 24

Fetus

Answer 24

An unborn offspring that develops and grows inside the uterus (womb) of humans and other mammals.

Question 25

Cervix

Answer 25

The lower, narrow end of the uterus (womb) that connects the uterus to the vagina (birth canal).