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Human Reproduction And Genetics Flashcards

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Ovaries

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Store and release eggs

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Fallopian tubes

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Carry the egg to the uterus,fertilisation occurs here

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Uterus (womb)

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Is where the fertilised egg becomes implanted and finds nourishment

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Cervix

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Leads from the vagina to the uterus

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Vagina

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Holds the male penis during sexual inter course forms the birth canal during childbirth

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Gamete

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Is a sex cell

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Male gamete

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Is the sperm

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Female gamete

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Is the egg/ ovum

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Testes

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Produce sperm

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Spermicide duct

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Brings the sperm from the testes to the penis

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Glands and vesicles

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Produces seminal fluid which mixes with sperm to form semen (allows sperm to swim)

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Penis

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Enters the female and ejaculates semen

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Ovulation

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

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Menstruation

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The lining and a small amount of blood pass out through the vagina

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Fertile period

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

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Puberty

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Describes when the body starts becoming sexually mature

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Copulation

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Is another name for sexual intercourse

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Fertilisation

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The fusing of the gametes to form a zygote

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Zygote

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Egg and sperm fuse to form a single cell

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Embryo

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Division of the zygote occurs and it grows. Attaches to the lining of the uterus(implantation)

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Foetus

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After 8 weeks looks like a human

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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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Pregnancy

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Is 40 weeks

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Amniotic fluid

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As the embryo develops in the uterus it is protected inside a bag of fluid

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Umbilical cord

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A tube joins the embryo to the placenta

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Placenta

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Food, oxygen, wastes and carbon dioxide are swapped between the mother and baby. Bold does not mix

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Family planning

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

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Natural methods of contraception

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

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Artificial methods of contraception

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Prevents the sperm and egg meeting

E.g. Condom which prevents sperm entering the vagina

E.g. Contraceptive pill with prevents ovulation

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Abstain

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It’s is important to realise no method is 100% reliable, to abstain from sex (to not have sexual intercourse) is the only way to avoid pregnancy

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Condoms

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-Prevents pregnancy
-They can also prevent the spread of
Sexually transmitted diseases (std’s) or
Sexually transmitted infections (sti’s) e.g. Syphilis, hiv (aids), chlamydia

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Responsible attitude to sexual intercourse

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Could use condoms and another form of contraception e.g. The pill to prevent pregnancy and spread of disease

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A women is most likely to become pregnant during the middle of her menstrual cycle

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That is when the egg is released

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Sperm are not formed if the testes are located inside the male body

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The sperm needs to be cooler to form properly

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During the pregnancy the woman does not have a period

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The lining of the womb acts to nest the baby, and stays inside

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A baby in the womb does not breath through its lungs

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Oxygen is passed through the placenta and the umbilical cord

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If a pregnant woman smokes or drinks or drinks her baby may be harmed

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Everything that the mother eats etc. Goes into the her placenta

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Breast-fed babies tend to get fewer infections than bottle-fed babies

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Baby will be used to the mother’s immune system, and will get a lend of her ability to fight off until their own immune system is made

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A placenta is essential for the development of a baby

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Food and oxygen pass from the placenta along umbilical cord

40
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Sperm have tails

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Need to swim to the egg

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Ovulation

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

42
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Menstruation

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The lining and a small amount of blood pass out through the vagina

43
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Fertile period

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

44
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Puberty

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Describes when the body starts becoming sexually mature

45
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Copulation

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Is another name for sexual intercourse

46
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Fertilisation

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The fusing of the gametes to form a zygote

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Zygote

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Egg and sperm fuse to form a single cell

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Embryo

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Division of the zygote occurs and it grows. Attaches to the lining of the uterus(implantation)

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Foetus

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After 8 weeks looks like a human

50
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Implantation

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

51
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Pregnancy

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Is 40 weeks

52
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Amniotic fluid

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As the embryo develops in the uterus it is protected inside a bag of fluid

53
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Umbilical cord

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A tube joins the embryo to the placenta

54
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Placenta

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Food, oxygen, wastes and carbon dioxide are swapped between the mother and baby. Bold does not mix

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