Human Body

Question 1

Fallopian tube

Answer 1

Carry the egg to the uterus fertilisation occurs here

Question 2

Ovary

Answer 2

Store and release eggs

Question 3

The uterus (womb)

Answer 3

Is where the fertilised egg becomes implanted and finds nourishment

Question 4

The cervix

Answer 4

Leads from the vagina to the uterus

Question 5

The vagina

Answer 5

Holds the Male penis during sexual intercourse

Question 6

Ovulation

Answer 6

Ovulation: An egg is released from the ovary an average of every 28 days

Question 7

The egg release

Answer 7

The egg is released on day 13-15 of the menstrual cycle and it passes along the fallopian tube to the uterus

Question 8

Menstruation/period

Answer 8

Menstruation/Period: The lining and a small amount of blood pass out through the vagina (day 1-5)

Question 9

Menopause

Answer 9

Menopause: Signals the end of a female’s ability to reproduce and also the end of her
• menstrual cycle. It happens at different ages for different people, typically in the late 40’s to early 50’s.

Question 10

Puberty

Answer 10

Puberty describes when the body starts becoming sexually mature (reproductive organs develop). It normally happens between the ages of 10 and 16

Question 11

Male puberty

Answer 11

Male puberty: In males, sex hormones (testosterone) are released causing the voice to deepen, hair grows around the sex organs, face, chest and underarms, the testes and penis grow bigger and start to produce sperm.

Question 12

Female puberty

Answer 12

Female puberty: In females when the sex hormones (estrogen and progesterone) are released the breasts develop, hips widen, and hair begins to grow on the body

Question 13

Fertile

Answer 13

During intercourse the man’s penis fills with blood and becomes hard enough to be placed inside the woman’s vagina
• A mixture of sperm cells and seminal fluid called semen is released into the vagina
• The sperm swim up the uterus and into the fallopian tubes