Human Reproduction And Genetics - Biology

Question 1

Fallopian Tubes

Answer 1

Carry the eggs to the uterous, fertilisation occurs here

Question 2

Uterous (womb)

Answer 2

This is where the fertilised egg becomes implanted and finds nourishment

Question 3

Cervix

Answer 3

Leads from the vagina to the uterus

Question 4

Vagina

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Ovaries

Answer 5

Store and release eggs

Question 6

Gamete

Answer 6

Gamete is a sex cell. The male gamete is a sperm. The female gamete is the egg/ovum

Question 7

Fertilisation

Answer 7

The fusing of the gametes to form a zygote

Question 8

Zygote

Answer 8

Egg and sperm fuse to form a single cell

Question 9

Embryo

Answer 9

Division of the zygote occurs amd it grows

Question 10

Foetus

Answer 10

After 8 weeks it looks like a human

Question 11

Implantation

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Ovulation

Answer 12

The release of an egg from an ovary on day 14 of the monthly cycle

Question 13

Puberty

Answer 13

When hormones cause change in the body to make it sexually mature

Question 14

Menstration

Answer 14

The shedding of the lining of the uterus

Question 15

Fertile Period

Answer 15

The time in the menstrual cycle when pregnancy is most likly to occur

Question 16

Family Planning

Answer 16

To control the number of children you have, you need to control the amount of times fertilization happens.

Question 17

Natural Methods of Contraception

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Artificial methods of contraception

Answer 18

Aim to prevent sperm and egg meeting