Human Reproductive system Flashcards

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1
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What are the 2 types of reproduction?

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Asexual and Sexual.

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2
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What is reproduction?

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Reproduction is offspring from a parent.

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3
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Name all components of the male reproductive system.

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Sperm duct, Urethra, Penis, Testis, Scrotum.

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4
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Name all parts of a sperm.

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Nucleus, Head, Tail.

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What does the sperm duct do?

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The sperm duct transports urine and semen.

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What is the function of the Urethra?

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The Urethra allows urine and Semen to leave the body.

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What do the testis do?

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the testis produce sperm.

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What is the function of the scrotum?

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The scrotum is a bag of skin that helps protect and holds the testis.

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What does the penis do?

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The penis holds the urethra and transport semen to the egg.

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10
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List all parts of the female reproductive system.

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Fallopian tube, Funnel, Ovary, womb, lining of the womb, cervix, vagina.

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What does the ovary do?

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The ovary produces oestrogen and are a pair.

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12
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What are the fallopian tubes purpose?

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The fallopian tubes catch the egg when its released and fertilism happens here.

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13
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what does the womb do?

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in a muscular structure that carries the developing baby and nurishes it. The lining breaks down once a month (period)

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what is the function of the cervix?

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The neck of the womb

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15
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what is the vagina for?

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The vagina is a muscular tube that holds the penis during intercource. Also known as the birth canal

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16
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What is the Menstrual cycle?

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This is a cycle of changes that take 28 days that prepare the female body for pregnancy.

17
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what is Sexual intercource?

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Sexual intercource (which is also called copulation) takes place when the erect penis of the male is placed in the vagina of the female.

18
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if an egg and a sperm meet what is the new individual cell called?

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Zygote

19
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what is implantation?

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When the embryo becomes attached to the uterus

20
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Where does the foetus develop?

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The womb

21
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what nutrition comes into the feutus?

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Food, Oxygen, Alcohol, Drugs

22
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What leaves the feotus?

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Carbon dioxide, Salts, Waste

23
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what is the name of the cord attached to the foetus?

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umbilical cord

24
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What are the 3 stages of birth

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Labour, Birth, Afterbirth,

25
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What is contraception?

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Contraception is a deliberate use of preventing pregnancy.

26
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name the one way of preventing fertilisation and implantation

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fertilisation-condom, Implantation-coil

27
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Whats in the first 5 days of the fertile period?

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mensruation

28
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Whats in the days 6 - 13.5 of the fertile period?

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Linging of the womb devolps

29
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Whats in the days 13.5 - 15.5 of the fertile period?

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Ovulation

30
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Whats in the days 15.5 - 28 of the fertile period?

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lining remains in place

31
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what days does the fertile period take place?

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days 9 - 16

32
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What is fertilisation?

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fertilisation is when the nucleus of a sperm fuses with the nucleus of an egg.

33
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what is implantation bleeding?

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Implantation bleeding is thought to happen when the fertilized egg attaches to the lining of the uterus.

34
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What are the 3 stages of birth

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Stage 1, labour. Stage 2, Birth. Stage 3 Afterbirth

35
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What are 2 contraceptions?

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for males, condoms For females, coils