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human reproductive sytem Flashcards

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what is a gonad

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A gonad is an organ that produces sex cells in animals.

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Define secondary sexual characteristics

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These are the characteristics that define the male and female apart from sexual organs

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In what part of the male reproductive system does meiosis occur?

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Testes

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What is a cause of male infertility?

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Low sperm count
Low sperm mobility

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What are the methods of contraception?

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Mechanical, surgical, natural or chemical

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During what stage of humans life-cycle do secondary sexual characteristics appear?

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Around puberty

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What is the function of the menstrual cycle?

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To prepare the uterus for pregnancy

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Name the hormones that are involved in the menstrual cycle that are produced by the pituitary gland

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Leutenising hormone
Follicle stimulating hormone

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What is the term used to describe the events that occur between days one and five in the menstrual cycle?

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Menstruation

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What is the term used to describe the events that occur at day 14 of the menstrual cycle?

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Ovulation

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What hormone is responsible for ovulation?

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LSH

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Name a female menstrual disorder

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Endometriosis

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What is the cause of endometriosis?

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Genetics
Defects in the uterus
Short menstrual cycle

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What is a treatment for endometriosis?

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Surgery or birth control pills

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What structure is formed immediately after fertilisation?

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Zygote

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The hormone that is responsible for the release of an egg

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LH

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What form of cell division is responsible for the events that occur after the zygote is formed in fertilisation?

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Mitosis

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18
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What occurs one week after fertilisation?

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The egg gets embedded in the endometrium

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19
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What structures does the placenta form from during pregnancy?

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Endometrium and CHORIONIC

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20
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What hormone maintains the placenta during pregnancy?

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Progesterone

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What is the amnion and what is its function?

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It’s a membrane that surrounds the embryo/fetus
It contains amnionic fluid to protect the embryo

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Where does meiosis occur in the woman?

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In the ovary

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Where does fertilisation occur in the woman?

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In the fallopian tube

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What hormone is secreted by the graffian and follicle?

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Oestrogen

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Define implantation
It is the embedding of the fertilised egg in the endometrium
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What is the term in fertility meant by?
In fertility means the inability to produce offspring
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State the approximate survival time of sperm in the female reproductive track
Up to 7 days
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Name the structure through which both urine and and sperm travel
Urethra
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Name two structures that are formed in the following days after fertilisation
MORULA BLASTOCYST
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What is the functions of the placenta?
Prevents blood mixing Removal of waste from the fetus to mother
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What hormone is responsible for milk production?
Prolactin
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What are benefits of breastfeeding?
Balance supply of nutrients Supplies antibodies by passive immunity It’s at the correct temperature for the baby
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What hormones are involved in sperm production?
FSH and testosterone
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What is a corrective measure for male infertility?
I IVF Surgery Hormonal treatment
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What is the function of the epididmis?
Sperm are matured and stored here
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What is the function of the sperm duct?
The sperm duct brings sperm to the urethra
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What is the function of the prostate seminal and cowpers gland?
These are involved in the male of reproductive system They produce SEMINAL fluid which nourishes the sperm and provides a medium in which to Swimming
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What is the function of the penis?
To introduce sprm into the female reproductive system
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What is the function of the scrotum?
Keeps testes at a lower temperature and Keeps sperm at lower temperature so that they can survive at 35°
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What does the testes produce?
Sperm and testosterone
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Are sperm and eggs haploid or diploid?
They are haploid as they only contain 23 chromosomes
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What is the function of testosterone?
Responsible for primary sexual characteristics
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What are primary sexual characteristics?
The growth of reproductive parts
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What causes male fertility?
Smoking Months Alcohol Marijuana
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Give some examples of secondary sexual characteristics
Facial hair body hair Growth spurt at puberty Deeper voice in males Increase secretion of sebum in the skin
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What do the ovaries produce?
Eggs and female hormones, oestrogen, and progesterone
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What surrounds the egg once meiosis is complete
Graafian follicle
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What is it called when the graph and follicle matures?
For a swelling on the outside of the ovary and bursts releasing the egg at ovulation
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What happens to the follicle after ovulation when it has burst releasing the egg?
It fills with yellow cells and forms a corpus leuteum
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What does the corpus? Leuteum produce.
Progesterone
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What is the function of the fallopian tube?
Transports the egg from ovary to womb Catches the egg after the release from ovary
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How is the egg moved along the fallopian tube?
By Celia and muscular peristalsis
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Where is the site of fertilisation in the woman?
Fallopian tube
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What is the lining of the uterus called?
Endometrium
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What is the function of the womb?
Holds the fetus Forms the placenta
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What is the function of the vagina?
Allows entry of sperm into the female system An exit of baby by Bert Canal
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What is the function of the corpus leuteum
It causes the endometrium to thicken further Prevents new eggs from forming
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What happens to the corpus leuteum if fertilise does not take place by day 22
It will start to break down Reduction in progesterone levels The lining of the uterus will break down again
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What is FSH and where is it produced?
It is produced by the pituitary glands between days one and five It stimulates potential eggs to develop
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What is oestrogen? When is it produced and where?
It is produced by the graph and follicle Between days five and 14 Stimulates the release of LH and causes the endometrium to the develop
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Where is progesterone produced? What its function and when does it produce?
It is produced by the corpus leuteum Between days 14 and 28 Maintains the structure of the endometrium and inhibits the production of FSH and LH
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What is LH produced by when and where?
It is produced by the pituitary gland on the 14 Causes ovulation
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What is insemination
It is the release of sperm into the femal system
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What is sexual arousal
Penis become erect and the vagine lubricates
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What is copulation
This is when the penis is inserted into the female reproductive system
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What is an organs,
When sperm is ejected out of penis When the vagins and uterus contract
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How long can a female egg survive
48 hours
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What is fertilisation
It is the fusion of a sperm and egg that turns into a zygote
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What causes birth to come on
The pituitary gland releases the hormone oxytocin which causes the uterus of contract The presenter stops making progesterone
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Define birth control
Methods employed to limit the number of children that are born
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Define contraception
Is the deliberate prevention of fertilisation or pregnancy?
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What are natural methods of contraception
Not having sex on fertile period of menstrual cycle Body temperature rises slightly after ovulation Mucus secreted in the cervix

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