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

Question 4

Penis

Answer 4

the male genital organ

Question 5

Epididymis

Answer 5

collects mature sperm which is eventually propelled through the vas deferens

Question 6

Vasectomy

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Circumcision

Answer 7

Boys are born with a hood of skin, called the foreskin, covering the head (also called the glans) of the penis. In circumcision, the foreskin is surgically removed, exposing the end of the penis.

Question 8

Ovary

Answer 8

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

Question 9

uterus

Answer 9

The uterus consists of a body and a cervix. The uterus maintains an environment for accepting a fertilized egg.

Question 10

Fallopian Tubes

Answer 10

One of two long, slender tubes that connect the ovaries to the uterus.

Question 11

Vagina

Answer 11

the muscular tube leading from the external genitals to the cervix of the uterus in women

Question 12

cervix

Answer 12

The cervix protrudes into the vagina.

Question 13

fraternal twins

Answer 13

develop from the fertilization of two individual eggs.

These do not look the same.

Question 14

zygote

Answer 14

A fertilized egg

Question 15

testosterone

Answer 15

is the male sex hormone that is made in the testicles.

Question 16

menstruation

Answer 16

the 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

Question 17

barrier method

Answer 17

the diaphragm, cervical cap, male condom, and female condom and spermicidal foam, sponges, and film.

Question 18

placenta

Answer 18

an organ that develops in your uterus during pregnancy

Question 19

ultrasound

Answer 19

an imaging test that uses sound waves to create a picture

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

looks for pre-cancers, cell changes on the cervix that might become cervical cancer if they are not treated appropriately.

Question 22

epidural

Answer 22

procedure that injects a local anaesthetic in to the space around the spinal nerves in your lower back.

Question 23

trimester

Answer 23

a period of three months, especially as a division of the duration of pregnancy.

Question 24

umbilical cord

Answer 24

a tube that connects you to your baby during pregnancy.

Question 25

IUD

Answer 25

a tiny device that’s put into your uterus to prevent pregnancy.

Question 26

ovulation

Answer 26

is the release of an egg from your ovary, into your fallopian tube.

Question 27

caesarean section

Answer 27

also called a C-section, is a surgical procedure performed when a vaginal delivery is not possible or safe

Question 28

fertilization

Answer 28

the union of a human egg and sperm, occurring in the ampulla of the fallopian tube.

Question 29

plan B

Answer 29

to prevent pregnancy

Question 30

contractions

Answer 30

when the muscles of your uterus tighten up like a fist and then relax.

Question 31

diaphragm

Answer 31

a thin skeletal muscle that sits at the base of the chest and separates the abdomen from the chest.