Human Reproduction And Genetics

Question 1

Ovaries

Answer 1

Store and release eggs

Question 2

Fallopian tubes

Answer 2

Carry the egg to the uterus,fertilisation occurs here

Question 3

Uterus (womb)

Answer 3

Is where the fertilised egg becomes implanted and finds nourishment

Question 4

Cervix

Answer 4

Leads from the vagina to the uterus

Question 5

Vagina

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Gamete

Answer 6

Is a sex cell

Question 7

Male gamete

Answer 7

Is the sperm

Question 8

Female gamete

Answer 8

Is the egg/ ovum

Question 9

Testes

Answer 9

Produce sperm

Question 10

Spermicide duct

Answer 10

Brings the sperm from the testes to the penis

Question 11

Glands and vesicles

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Penis

Answer 12

Enters the female and ejaculates semen

Question 13

Ovulation

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Menstruation

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

Question 15

Fertile period

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Puberty

Answer 16

Describes when the body starts becoming sexually mature

Question 17

Copulation

Answer 17

Is another name for sexual intercourse

Question 18

Fertilisation

Answer 18

The fusing of the gametes to form a zygote

Question 19

Zygote

Answer 19

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)

Question 21

Foetus

Answer 21

After 8 weeks looks like a human

Question 22

Implantation

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

Question 23

Pregnancy

Answer 23

Is 40 weeks

Question 24

Amniotic fluid

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

Question 25

Umbilical cord

Answer 25

A tube joins the embryo to the placenta

Question 26

Placenta

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Family planning

Answer 27

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

Question 28

Natural methods of contraception

Answer 28

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

Question 29

Artificial methods of contraception

Answer 29

Prevents the sperm and egg meeting E.g. Condom which prevents sperm entering the vagina E.g. Contraceptive pill with prevents ovulation

Question 30

Abstain

Answer 30

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

Question 31

Condoms

Answer 31

-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

Question 32

Responsible attitude to sexual intercourse

Answer 32

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

Question 33

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

Question 34

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

Answer 34

The sperm needs to be cooler to form properly

Question 35

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

Question 36

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

Question 37

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

Question 38

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

Question 39

A placenta is essential for the development of a baby

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Food and oxygen pass from the placenta along umbilical cord

Question 40

Sperm have tails

Answer 40

Need to swim to the egg

Question 41

Ovulation

Answer 41

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

Question 42

Menstruation

Answer 42

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

Question 43

Fertile period

Answer 43

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

Question 44

Puberty

Answer 44

Describes when the body starts becoming sexually mature

Question 45

Copulation

Answer 45

Is another name for sexual intercourse

Question 46

Fertilisation

Answer 46

The fusing of the gametes to form a zygote

Question 47

Zygote

Answer 47

Egg and sperm fuse to form a single cell

Question 48

Embryo

Answer 48

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

Question 49

Foetus

Answer 49

After 8 weeks looks like a human

Question 50

Implantation

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

Question 51

Pregnancy

Answer 51

Is 40 weeks

Question 52

Amniotic fluid

Answer 52

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

Question 53

Umbilical cord

Answer 53

A tube joins the embryo to the placenta

Question 54

Placenta

Answer 54

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