Repoduction

Question 1

vaginal pills

Answer 1

soluble capsules containing spermicides that are placed in the vagina to prevent conception

Question 2

Seman

Answer 2

combination of fluid and sperm

Question 3

sexual reproduction

Answer 3

joining together of male and female reproductive cells

Question 4

sperm

Answer 4

male reproductive cell. It consists of a head, a middle section and a tail used to swim towards the egg

Question 5

sperm duct plug

Answer 5

plug injection of a liquid plastic to block the sperm duct

Question 6

Sexual intercourse

Answer 6

act of inserting sperm into the female; also called copulation or mating

Question 7

scrotum

Answer 7

pouch of skin containing testes. It hangs outside the body to keep the sperm cooler than normal body temperature

Question 8

donor eggs

Answer 8

ova from another woman

Question 9

gall bladder

Answer 9

gall bladder a small organ that stores and concentrates bile within the body

Question 10

gestation period

Answer 10

time spent by offspring developing in the uterus

Question 11

hormones

Answer 11

chemical substances produced by glands and circulated in the blood. Hormones have specific effects in the body.

Question 12

labour

Answer 12

childbirth

Question 13

breech

Answer 13

describes a birth in which the baby is born feet first

Question 14

caesarean

Answer 14

operation to remove a baby by cutting the mother’s abdomen

Question 15

ejaculation

Answer 15

release of sperm

Question 16

gametes

Answer 16

reproductive cells (sperm or ova) containing half the genetic information of normal cells

Question 17

gestation period

Answer 17

time spent by offspring developing in the uterus

Question 18

fraternal twins

Answer 18

twins developed from different fertilised eggs

Question 19

follicles

Answer 19

sacs containing egg cells

Question 20

endosperm

Answer 20

food supply for the embryo plant in a seed

Question 21

fetus

Answer 21

the unborn young of an animal that has developed a distinct head, arms and legs

Question 22

fertilisation

Answer 22

penetration of the ovum by a sperm

Question 23

fallopian tubes

Answer 23

tiny tubes joining the ovaries to the uterus. Fertilisation occurs in one of these tubes.

Question 24

sexual intercourse

Answer 24

act of inserting sperm into the female; also called copulation or mating

Question 25

testes

Answer 25

organs that produce sperm and sex hormones