Human Reproduction Flashcards
Ovaries
Stores and release eggs
Fallopian tube
Carry the egg to the uterus, fertilisation occurs here
Uterus
The uterus is where the fertilised egg becomes implanted and finds nourishment
The cervix
The cervix leads from the vagina to the uterus
Vagina
The vagina holds the male penis during sex intercourse
Ovulation
An egg is realised from the ovary an average of every 28 days
Period
The lining and a small amount of blood pass out through the vagina
Retrial period
These are the days of the menstrual cycle when the women is most likely to get pregnant
Menopause
Signals at the end of a females ability to reproduce and also the end of her menstrual cycle. It happens at different ages for different people, typically in the late 40s to early 50s
Testies
The testies produce sperm
The scrotum
The scrotum is where the testies are, it is located outside the body to ensure the temperature is lower then body temperature for healthy sperm
The epididymis
The epididymis is a coiled tube on the outside of each testies that stores sperm and allows the, to mature fully
The vas deferns
The vas deferens brings the sperm from the testies to the penis
The seminal vesicles
The seminal vesicles produce seminal fluid which mixes with sperm to form semen, it nourishes the sperm and allow them to spin
Puberty
Describes when the body is becoming sexually mature. It normally happens between the ages of 10-16
Male puberty
In males sex hormones are released causing the voice to deepen, hair grows around the sex organs, face, chest, and underarms, the penis and tests grow bigger and produce sperm
Female puberty
In females when the sex Herminia are released the breast start to develop hips widen and hair begins to grown on body
Labour
The birth of baby begins when the uterus muscles start to contract
Waters break
The bag of amniotic fluid bursts and further contractions push the baby out usually head first through the vagina
Lactation
The production of breast milk
Colostrum
The first three days of milk- very nutritious and helps protect the baby from infection
Family planning
To control the number of children you have, you need to control the amount of times fertilisation takes place
Natural methods of contraception
Aim to detect the day ovulation takes place and avoid intercourse during the fertile period
Artificial methods of contraception
Prevent the sperm and egg meeting
Condom
Prevents sperm entering the vagina
Contraceptive pills
Which prevents ovulation
Reliability of contraception
It is important to realise no method is 100% reliable
