Human Reproduction YEAR 7

Question 1

What are the male sex cells called?

Answer 1

Sperm.

Question 2

Where is sperm made after pubity?

Answer 2

The testis.

Question 3

What are the main parts of the male reproductive system?

Answer 3

Scrotum, Testis, Penis, Erectile Tissue, Urethra, Sperm Duct, Glands, Tube from bladder.

Question 4

What is the female sex cell?

Answer 4

The egg.

Question 5

If the egg isn’t fertilised and it dies after a day where does it go?

Answer 5

It passes out through the Vagina.

Question 6

What are the main parts of the female reproductive system?

Answer 6

Vagina, Cervix, Ovary, Womb (Uterus) and the fallopian tube (oviduct).

Question 7

How long does the menstrual cycle take?

Answer 7

28 Days.

Question 8

What are the four main stages of the menstrual cycle

Answer 8

Stage 1 - Lining of Uterus breaks down,
Stage 2 - Lining of the Uterus build up,
Stage 3 - Egg released,
Stage 4 - Lining of Uterus maintained.

Question 9

What are the affects of the stages of the Menstrual cycle?

Answer 9

Stage 1 - The bleeding starts (having a period),
Stage 2 - It thickens into a spongy layer full of blood
vessels ready for implantation,
Stage 3 - This is the most likely time in which a female
becomes pregnant,
Stage 4 - The wall remains thick waiting for the arrival of a fertilised egg.