reproductive system

Question 1

testes

Answer 1

make sperm via meiosis
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
surrounds the urethra

Question 4

penis

Answer 4

male genital organ

Question 5

epididymis

Answer 5

collects mature sperm which is eventually propelled through the vas deferens

Question 6

vasectomy

Answer 6

he tube is cut to prevent sperm leaving (and fertilizing an egg)

Question 7

circumcision

Answer 7

he foreskin is surgically removed, exposing the end of the penis

Question 8

ovary

Answer 8

where the eggs are produced through cell division (MEIOSIS)

Question 9

uterus

Answer 9

uterus maintains an environment for accepting a fertilized egg

Question 10

fallopian tubes

Answer 10

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

Question 11

vagina

Answer 11

female genital organ

Question 12

cervix

Answer 12

canal between the uterus and vagina

Question 13

fraternal twins

Answer 13

develop from the fertilization of two individual eggs.

don’t look the same

Question 14

zygote

Answer 14

splits for twins

Question 15

testosterone

Answer 15

male sex hormone that is made in the testicles

Question 16

menstration

Answer 16

process in a woman of discharging blood and other materials from the lining of the uterus at intervals of about one lunar month from puberty until menopause, except during pregnancy

Question 17

barrier method

Answer 17

barrier between the penis and vagina to block sperm from reaching an egg

Question 18

placenta

Answer 18

fetus during pregnancy

It is expelled after the baby is born

Question 19

ultrasound

Answer 19

sound waves produce an image of the baby

Question 20

amniocentesis

Answer 20

procedure used to take out a small sample of the amniotic fluid for testing

Question 21

pap test

Answer 21

doctor uses a vaginal speculum to hold your vaginal walls apart and to see the cervix

Question 22

epidural

Answer 22

provide temporary or prolonged relief from pain or inflammation

Question 23

trimester

Answer 23

stage of pregnancy

Question 24

umbilical cord

Answer 24

connects baby to mom

Question 25

IUD

Answer 25

birth control that is in there

Question 26

ovulation

Answer 26

discharge of ova or ovules from the ovary

Question 27

caesarean section

Answer 27

baby is surgically removed from the mother

Question 28

fertilization

Answer 28

process of combining the male gamete, or sperm, with the female gamete, or ovum

Question 29

plan B

Answer 29

morning after pill

Question 30

contractions

Answer 30

help push your baby out

Question 31

diaphragm

Answer 31

expanding uterus can put pressure on your diaphragm during pregs