Human Reproduction

Question 1

Testes

Answer 1

Produce sperm

Question 2

Scrotum

Answer 2

Thescrotumiswherethetestesare,itislocatedoutside the body to ensure the temperature is lower than body temperature for healthy sperm

Question 3

The epididymis

Answer 3

Theepididymisisacoiledtubeontheoutsideofeach testis that stores sperm and allows them to mature fully.

Question 4

Vas deferenes

Answer 4

Thevasdeferens(spermduct)bringsthespermfrom the testes to the penis

Question 5

seminal vesicles, prostate gland and Cowper’s gland

Answer 5

The seminal vesicles, prostate gland and Cowper’s gland produce seminal fluid which mixes with sperm to form semen, it nourishes the sperm and allow them to swim.

Question 6

Penis

Answer 6

The Penis enters the female and ejaculates semen

Question 7

Puberty

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Male puberty

Answer 8

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 9

Female puberty

Answer 9

Female puberty: In females when the sex hormones (oestrogen and progesterone) are released the breasts develop, hips widen, and hair begins to grow on the body
• The first egg is released from the ovaries which leads to the first period occurring
• An egg will be released every month until the menopause

Question 10

• During intercourse the man’s

Answer 10

penis fills with blood and becomes hard enough to be placed inside the woman’s vagina

Question 11

Fertilisation

Answer 11

Fertilisation: If an egg is present in the fallopian tube, and a couple have sexual intercourse, then one of the sperm cells may fuse with it
• The nuclei of the sperm and egg fuse together to form a fertilised egg
• The woman is now pregn

Question 12

Which order of pregnancy

Answer 12

Zygote-embryo-foetus

Question 13

Embryo

Answer 13

Embryo
• The fertilised egg then divides a number of times and the tiny group of cells moves down the fallopian tubes to the uterus
• This group of cells settles into the lining of the uterus and continues to divide to form an embryo

Question 14

The average length of a human pregnancy is

Answer 14

40 weeks