Reproduction Flashcards
What does the egg travel along?
An Oviduct
A fertilised egg cell splits into more and more cells to become a what?
Embryo
Each month one of the womens what releases an egg?
The Ovaries
The fertilised egg cell meets a sperm cell then what can occur?
Fertilisation
What does the embro implant in?
The lining fo the uterus
What happens first during pregnancy?
Gestation period
What happens after the gestation period?
Labour begins
What is the third thing that happens during pregnancy
Cervix Widens
What is the fourth thing that happens during pregnancy after the cervix widens?
Contractions push out baby
What is after pregnancy?
The afterbirth
What is after afterbirth?
The baby is fed semi solid food
Where are female sex cells made?
In the Ovaries
Where do babys develop?
Uterus
In what part of the male reproductive system adds special fluids to sperm cells?
Glands/Sperm duct
What tube leads to the uterus from the outside?
Fallopian tube
Where are male gametes made?
Testes
What tube does an egg travel along
Oviduct
What protects the ehad of the penis?
Foreskin
What holds the testes?
Scrotum
What is another word for an unborn baby?
foetus
What tube connects from the placenta to the baby?
Umbillical cord
In the menstrual cycle what happens first?
The lining is broken down (bleeding stage)
What is the function of the placenta?
It provides oxygen and nutrients and removes waste substances
What is the relationship with temperature and sperm?
The loweer the temperature the easier it is to produce sperm
Why does sugar help sperm cells
Gives them energy to travel faster
