Reproductive System

Question 1

Testes

Answer 1

make sperm via meiosis. The testes also produce testosterone, the male hormone.

Question 2

Vas Deferens

Answer 2

sperm travel through this tube, joins with urethra

Question 3

Prostate

Answer 3

Gland that produces a fluid that carries sperm during ejaculation. It surrounds the urethra
Doctors use the digital rectal exam (DRE) as a relatively simple test to check the prostate
BPH = benign prostate hypertrophy, prostate enlarges with age, slowing the flow of urine

Question 4

Penis

Answer 4

the male genital organ of higher vertebrates

Question 5

Epididymis

Answer 5

Epididymis - collects mature sperm which is eventually propelled through the vas deferens

Question 6

Ovary

Answer 6

This is where the eggs are produced through cell division (MEIOSIS)

Question 7

Circumcisio

Answer 7

In circumcision, the foreskin is surgically removed, exposing the end of the penis.

Question 8

Zygote

Answer 8

A fertilized egg is called a zygote
An egg is usually a few days old before it implants in the uterus. At this point, it has already divided several times and is called a blastula.

Question 9

Fallopian Tubes

Answer 9

A pair of tubes along which eggs travel from the ovaries to the uterus

Question 10

Vagina

Answer 10

A muscular canal lined with nerves

Question 11

Cervix

Answer 11

The lower narrow end of the uterus

Question 12

Fraternal Twins

Answer 12

Fraternal twins develop from the fertilization of two individual eggs.
The babies do not look the same.

Question 13

Prostate

Answer 13

Gland that produces a fluid that carries sperm during ejaculation. It surrounds the urethra
Doctors use the digital rectal exam (DRE) as a relatively simple test to check the prostate
BPH = benign prostate hypertrophy, prostate enlarges with age, slowing the flow of urine

Question 14

Testosterone

Answer 14

The male sex hormone

Question 15

Placenta

Answer 15

Placenta Previa
Placenta is not attached to the top of the uterus, partially or fully blocks the cervix, this can cause bleeding during pregnancy

Solution: C-Section

Question 16

Barrier method

Answer 16

Condom, Sponge, Diaphragm, and cervical cap.

Question 17

Vasectomy

Answer 17

A permanent form of birth control for men.

Question 18

Ultrasound

Answer 18

Ultrasound - sound waves produce an image of the baby

Question 19

Amniocentesis

Answer 19

Tests fetal cells for abnormalities, such as chromosome numbers

Question 20

Pap test

Answer 20

A microscopic examination of cells taken the uterine cervix

Question 21

Epidural

Answer 21

A pain relief during any phase of labor.

Question 22

Trimester

Answer 22

First:0-13 weeks
Second:14-26 weeks
Third:27-40 weeks

Question 23

Umbilical cord

Answer 23

Connects the fetus to the mother

Question 24

Contractions

Answer 24

Contractions of muscles occur and become faster and faster, this timing can be used to predict the progression of the labor

Question 25

Diaphragm

Answer 25

To prevent pregnancy’s

Question 26

Plan B

Answer 26

It can prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex.