Reproductive System Flashcards
Where does the baby grow
The uterus
Where are the eggs produced
The ovaries
How long is the menstruation cycle
28 days
Where are the sperm produced
The testies
Where are the testies found
The scrotum
Name all parts of the male reproductive system
Urethra
Scrotum
Testies
Glands
Sperm duct
Penis
Name all parts of the female reproductive system
Uterus
Oviduct/ fallopian tubes
Ovaries
Uterus lining
Vagina
Cervix
What is the purpose of the glands
To produce fluids that the sperm can travel through
Name 3 things that happen to only women in puberty
Breasts develop, menstruation cycle starts and her hips widen
Name 3 things that happen only to men in puberty
Produces sperm, penis gets longer and grow facial hair
Name 3 things that happen to both men and women in puberty
Get taller, gets acne and grows pubic hair
What’s gestation
The time a woman is pregnant
What’s a zygote
When there’s is 2-32 cells when they divide in the uterus
What’s oestrogen
The main female reproductive hormone. It is involved in thickening the uterus lining
When do the cells became an embryo
From 3 to 8 weeks
What’s conception
The process of becoming pregnant
What’s ejaculation
The release of semen from the penis
What’s gamete
A sex cell
What’s miscarriage
When a baby dies before spending 24 weeks in the uterus
What’s the placenta
An organ attached to the baby through the umbilical cord which removes waste products and transfers oxygen and sugar the the mothers bloodstream.
What’s stillbirth
When the baby dies in the uterus after 24 weeks of pregnancy
Name 2 of the sperm cells adaptations
The sperm has a flagellum to move towards the egg. The head of a sperm cell is covered with an acrosome which release enzymes to digest the egg cell membrane
Name 2 of the egg cell adaptations
The cell membrane changes after fertilisation so only one sperm cell gets in. The cytoplasm has nutrients to support the development of the baby after fertilisation.
What happens during sexual intercourse
Semen is ejaculated into the vagina. The sperm cells travel through the oviduct to reach an egg. The sperm cell gets into the cell membrane; this is called fertilisation. The zygote divides and forms a ball of cells: the embryo
