Life Skills Chapter 1

Question 1

• Produces estrogen
• Eggs are stored here
• Size of almond

Answer 1

Ovary

Question 2

• Unfertilized egg
• Female reproductive
  cells joins with male reproductive cells to produce new life
• 200 ……. per inch
• Lives approximately 12-24 hours

Answer 2

Ovum

Question 3

• 2 tubes leading from ovary to top of uterus - one each side
• Ovum fertilized by sperm here
• 4 inches long and very narrow (With of needle)

Answer 3

Fallopian Tube

Question 4

• Also called womb, (FETUS DEVELOPED HERE)
• shape and size of upside down pear 3 inches long
• lining discharges if ovum is NOT fertilized

Answer 4

Uterus

Question 5

lining of the uterus

Answer 5

endometrium

Question 6

opening of the uterus

Answer 6

cervix

Question 7

• Muscular tube leading from uterus to outside of body
• Passage for menstrual flow
• Birth canal passage
• Organ for intercourse
• Tampons inserted here
• Leads to organs of reproduction

Answer 7

Vagina

Question 8

The external female reproductive organs

Answer 8

vulva

Question 9

soft tissue that covers the pubic bone and serves as a protective cushion for the reproductive organs

Answer 9

mon pubis

Question 10

the outer folds of skin that surround the opening of the vagina

Answer 10

Labia Majora

Question 11

A small, highly sensitive organ located between the labia minor or inner folds

Answer 11

clitoris

Question 12

The opening at the end of the urethra. The urethra is a tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body

Answer 12

Urethral Opening

Question 13

A thin membrane that stretches across the vaginal opening

Answer 13

Hymen

Question 14

Organs composed of fatty tissue that are sensitive and that provide milk for new born baby

Answer 14

Breast

Question 15

A pair of glands located near the labia minora which secrete fluid during sexual excitement

Answer 15

Bartholins glands

Question 16

The release of a mature egg cell from the ovary that usually occurs once from each moment

Answer 16

Ovulation

Question 17

When you get your period

Answer 17

Menstruation

Question 18

The union of an egg and a sperm cell that occur in the fallopian tube. This process is also called conception

Answer 18

Fertilization

Question 19

The process by which a fertilized egg grows and develops in the mothers uterus and forms a new individual. In humans, this process lasts about nine months

Answer 19

Pregnancy

Question 20

The delivery of the baby from the mothers uterus

Answer 20

childbirth

Question 21

Female Changes during puberty

Answer 21

• Breast
• Broadening of pelvis
• Soft and smooth skin
• Deposition of fat in the thighs and buttocks
• Pubic Hair
• Sex drive
• Ovulation
• Menstruation

Question 22

• Holds testes

- Hangs on outside in order to regulate temperature, (too warm inside)

Answer 22

Scrotum

Question 23

• Produces testosterone
• Produces sperm
• Glands that hang in skin sack (scrotum)

Answer 23

Testes

Question 24

• With tails
• Male reproductive cells
• Joins with female reproductive cells to produce new life
• 500 …. per inch
• Lives approximately 48 - 72 hours

Answer 24

Sperm

Question 25

- Storage factory for sperm | - On back of testes

Answer 25

Epididymis

Question 26

- Tube inside testicles leading from testes to penis | - Carries sperm from testicles to seminal vesicle

Answer 26

Vas Deferens

Question 27

- Releases fluid containing nutrients - Mixes with sperm to form semen - Sperm formed here

Answer 27

Seminal Vesicles

Question 28

- Releases thick, milky fluid which enhances motility of sperm cells - Mixes with sperm to form semen, (This fluid is ejaculated during orgasm)

Answer 28

Prostrate Gland

Question 29

- Also called bulbourethral glands | - Releases fluid in responce to sexual stimulation (This fluid is ejaculated during orgasm)

Answer 29

Cowpers Glands

Question 30

- Tube inside penis where urine is eliminated from bladder Passageway fro semen when ejaculated

Answer 30

Urethra

Question 31

- Used for urination - Releases sperm - Used for sexual intercourse - Made of erectile tissue. (Lots of blood vessels, tills with blood causing erection)

Answer 31

Penis

Question 32

Tubes inside the testes that contain and convey sperm

Answer 32

Seminiferous Tubules

Question 33

Short tube that passes into the prostate gland and opens into urethra

Answer 33

Ejaculatory

Question 34

Components of semen

Answer 34

- Sperm cells - Nutrient fluid from the seminal vesicle - Acidic Fluid from the prostate gland - Lubricating and neutralizing

Question 35

Path of sperm cells

Answer 35

- Produced in the testes - Stored on the epididymis - Travel through the vas deferens - Combine with fluid from the seminal vesicle - Combine with fluid from the prostate glands - Combine with fluid from the coppers glands - Now called semen, travels through the urethra in the penis - Leaves the body through the opening in the penis during ejaculation

Question 36

Male changes during puberty

Answer 36

- Larger muscles - Longer, heavier bones - Thicker, tougher skin - Deeper voice - Growth, body hair - Development of pubic hair - Greater muscle mass - V-shaped torso - Enlargement of penis scrotum, and tests - Increased metabolic rate - Sex drive - ejaculation