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SCIENCE LESSON 1 - REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM Flashcards

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All living things, like human beings, are able to to breed offspring through this process

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Reproduction

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Role of Male Reproductive System

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To produce and transport sperm cells

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Role of Female Reproductive System

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To produce egg cells and for child-bearing

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It is a tube that passes through the penis to the outside of the body which carries urine and sperm

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Urethra

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A soft, tubular organ that hangs front of the body and is the external sexual organ of the male through which the sperm are delivered into the female’s body

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Penis

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Are made up of coiled tubules in which the sperm are produced

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Testes

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A coiled J-shaped tube located on the back of each testicles

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Epididymis

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Stores the sperm after they have been produced

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Epididymis

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9
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A tube that receives sperm from the epididymis of each testicle

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Vas Deferens

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10
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A pouch of skin that hangs from the penis which houses the testes and it protects the sperm by keeping the temperature of the testes slightly lower than normal body temperature

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Scrotum

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Produces a fluid rich in sugars that sperm cells use for energy

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Seminal Vesicles

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12
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Transports sperm and seminal fluids to the urethra during ejaculation

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Ejaculatory Ducts

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13
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Produces alkaline fluid that neutralizes the acids present in the female reproductive system

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Prostate Gland

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Produces alkaline fluid that neutralizes traces of acidic urine in the urethra

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Bulbourethral Gland

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15
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Ducts of the male reproductive system

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urethra, vas deferens, ejaculatory ducts

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Glands of the male reproductive system

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seminal vesicles, prostate gland, bulbourethral gland

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17
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Located in the testes and fertilizes the egg

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Sperm Cell

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18
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It is produced by the Leydig cells. (Found between the seminiferous tubules) It regulates the development of the male sex organs in embryo. It also controls sex drive and secondary sex characteristics at puberty

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Testosterone (gland: testes)

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19
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Stimulates sperm and testosterone production

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Luteinizing hormone (gland: pituitary)

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20
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Stimulates sperm production in the seminiferous tubules

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Follicle-stimulating hormone (gland: pituitary)

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21
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These are small and almond-shaped organs located inside the female, just a few inches below the waist. It secrets hormones: estrogen & progesterone to produce mature egg

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Ovaries

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22
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Ovaries produce and release ripined egg every __ days

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28

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23
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Two very fine tubes which extend from each ovary into the uterus which contains egg until fertilization takes place and provide a passageway leading the sperm to the egg

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Fallopian tubes or Oviducts

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A hollow, muscular, pear-shaped organ located between the two ovaries where the fertilized egg will develop and grow into a baby

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Uterus or Womb

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25
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If the eggs remain unfertilized, the uterus sheds and passes through the vagina, through this process

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Menstrual Discharge

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A narrow structure within an inch-long canal connecting the lower end of the uterus to the upper portion of the vagina

27
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A hollow tube leading to the cervix to the outside of the body with an elastic wall which allows it to expand during childbirth and sexual intercourse

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Vagina or Birth Canal

28
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Vulva, parts of the external genitalia

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Mons Veneris, Labia Minora, Labia Majora, Clitoris, Vaginal Orifice

29
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Controls sex drive and regulates the development of female secondary sex characteristics at puberty

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Estrogen (gland: ovaries)

30
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Induces mitosis in the cells of the uterus

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Estrogen (gland: ovaries)

31
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Controls the development of endometrium (mucus membrane lining womb) during menstrual cycle and maintenance of uterus during pregnancy

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Progesterone (gland: ovaries)

32
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Stimulates the production of milk in the mammary glands

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Prolactin (gland: ovaries)

33
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Stimulates ovulation, maturation of egg cell, and progesterone production

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Luteinizing hormone (gland: pituitary)

34
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Stimulates the maturation of egg cell in the ovary and estrogen and progesterone production

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Follicle-stimulating hormone (gland: pituitary)

35
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Causes one follicle in the ovary to grow and reach maturity

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Follicle-stimulating hormone (gland: pituitary)

36
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Females begin to menstruate between the ages __-__

37
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Monthly shedding of the lining of the uterus

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Menstruation (monthly period)

38
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The first menstrual flow, signals that a girl enters a transition time called puberty

39
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When a woman reaches late forties or early fifties, her menstruation eventually stops

40
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Menstrual phase, follicular phase, ovulation phase, luteal phase

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Menstrual Cycle

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Menstrual Cycle

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Menstrual blood discharges, egg develops, ovulation occurs, egg moves through the oviduct, egg enters uterus

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The absence of menstruation for 3 months or longer

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Amenorrhea

43
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One experiences severe pain and discomfort before/during menstruation enough to interfere with normal daily activities

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Menorrhagia

44
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Characterized by depression or severe irritability before and during menstrual period

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PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder)

45
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Congenital or genetic abnormality where one is not clearly male or female

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Intersexuality

46
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Congenital or genetic abnormality where a male develops as a female due to hormone androgen

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Androgen-sexuality syndrome

47
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Congenital or genetic abnormality where one has absence of one or both testes

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Cryptorchidism

48
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Refers to a group of diseases that is characterized by uncontrolled division and growth of cells that, in many cases, form lumps or masses called tumors. (Cervical cancer; Prostate cancer)

49
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An infection (STD) caused by gram-negative diplococcus Neisseia gonorrhoeae where women may suffer from painful pelvic inflammatory disease and men exhibit extensive symptoms from painful urination and a whitish discharge

50
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An infection (STD) caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum

51
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Caused by herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2)

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Genital Herpes

52
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Caused by virus known as HIV, it attacks the immune system

53
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Inability to produce a child

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Infertility

54
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Formation of the gamete where the sperm and egg form & develop inside the reproductive systems

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Gametogenesis

55
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The sperm penetrates an egg then fusion of their nucleus takes place

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Fertilization

56
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The fertilized egg undergoes series of mitotic cell divisions and later becomes the early embryo

57
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Preparing for migration patterns in the embryo to form two or more primary germ layers

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Gastrulation

58
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Cell differentiation and formation of all major organs once the germ layers have formed

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Organogenesis

59
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When the organs acquire the unique structures and chemical properties

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Growth and tissue specialization

60
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Human Development

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Fertilization of the ovum, embryonic development, fetal development

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