human reproduction and genetics

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The Fallopian Tubes

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carry the egg to the uterus, fertilisation occurs here

Question 1

ovaries

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store and relese eggs

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the uterus (womb)

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is where the fertilised egg becomes implanted and finds nourishemnt

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The cervix

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leads the vagina to the uterus

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the vagina

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holds the male penis during sexual intercourse, forms the birth canal during childbirth

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Gamete

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is a sex cell

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the male gamete

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the make gamete is the sperm

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the female gamete

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the female gamete is the egg/ovum

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ovulation

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the egg is released from the ovary on the average of every 28 days

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Fertile period

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the days of the menstrual cycle when the woman is most likely to become pregnant

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testes

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produce sperm

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Sperm duct

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brings the sperm frim the testes to the penis

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Glands and vesicles

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produce seminal fluid which mixes with spermto form semen (allowes to swim)

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the penis

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enters thr female and ejaculates semen

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puberty

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describes when the body starts becoming sexually mature ( normaly happens between the ages of 10 and 15)

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puberty in males

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sex hormones (testoterone) are released causing the voice to deepen, hair grows around the sex organs, face , chest and underarms, the testes and penis grown bigger and start to produce sperm

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females in puberty

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when the sex hormones ( oestrogen and progesterone) are released and breats develop, hips widen, and hair begins to grow on the body

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copulation

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is another name for sexual intercourse

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implantation

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occurs when the fertilised egg lodges itself on the lining of the uterus

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Zygote

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the egg and sperm fuse to form a single cell

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Embryo

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dicision of the zygote accurs and growth which attaches to the lining of the uterus (implantation)
*Foetus: after 8 weeks looks like a human

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pregnancy

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the average length of human pregnancy is 46weeks

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amniotic fluid

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this fluid provides a cushion for embryo, this burst during delivering of the baby “water breaking”

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a tube called the umbilical cord

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joins the embryo to the placenta

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Placenta

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is rich in blood vessels, it is here that food and oxygen from the mothers blood pass into the babys blood, also wates such as carbon dioxide pass from the babys blood into the mothers

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birth

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begins when the uterus muscles start to contract

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Labour

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the muscles of the uterus contract

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family panning

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to control the number of children you have, you need to control the number of times of times fertilisation takes place

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natural methods of contraception

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aim to detect day ovulation takes place and avoid intercourse during the fertile period

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artificial methods of contraception

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eg condom which pervents soerm and egg meeting

eg contraceptive pill which prevents ovulation

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family planning

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to control the number of children you have you need to control the number of times fertilisation takes place

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natural methods of conception

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aim to detect the day of ovulation takes place and avoid intercorse

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artificial methods

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prevents the sperm and egg meeting eg condom prevents sperm from entering the condom eg contaceptive pill which prevents ovulation

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it is important to relise

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no method is a 100% reliable to abstain from sex ( to not have sexual intercourse) is the only way to not avoid pregnancy

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condoms

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can prevent pregnancy