Lab 12 - STIs and Human Reproduction Flashcards
no active signs or symptoms if disease, but infecting organism is present
STI
Symptoms of infection are present.
The pathogenic organism has begun to cause damage to the human body
STD
What are the causes of STIs?
Virus
Bacteria
Parasite
How are STIs transmitted?
Sharing of bodily fluid
close contact of genital regions
What is the hormone produced in the male reproductive system?
testosterone
What is the name of the gamete in the male reproductive system?
sperm
What is semen made up of?
sperm and seminal fluids
What is the gonad in the male reproductive system?
testes
What is the gonad in the female reproductive system?
ovary
What is the hormone produced in the female reproductive system?
estrogen and progesterone
What is the name of the gamete in the female reproductive system?
eggs
Name of the union of sperm and egg
fertilization
What does fertilization result in?
a zygote
Zygote/embryo implants into uterine wall
Fetal development
implantation
