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What is the function of the ovary?

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To make eggs.

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What is reproduction?

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It is the formation of new individuals.

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What is the function of the fallopian tube?

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To carry eggs to the womb and fertilisation takes place here.

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What is the function of the uterus?

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To hold the developing baby

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What is the function of the cervix?

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The opening of the uterus.

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What is the function of the vagina?

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The baby passes through it in childbirth. It also holds the penis during copulation.

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What is puberty?

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It is when the reproductive system matures from around the age of 10-15

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What is the function of the testes?

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To make sperm

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What is the function of the sperm duct?

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To carry sperm from testes to penis

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What is the function of the scrotum?

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To keep testes cool for the formation of sperm

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What is the function of the prostate gland?

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To make fluid which nourishes sperm.

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What is the function of the urethra?

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The tube that carries sperm out of the body

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What is the function of the penis?

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To transfer sperm to the vagina.

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What is ejaculation?

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The release of semen from the penis.

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What is a zygote?

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A fertilised egg.

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What is fertilisation?

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When the egg and sperm join.

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What is implantation?

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It is when the developing embryo attaches itself to the wall of the uterus.

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What is the amnion?

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The sac in which the baby develops.

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What is amniotic fluid?

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It surrounds the embryo and protects it acting as a shock absorber.

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What is the umbilical chord?

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It is the chord that connects the baby to the placenta.

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What is the placenta?

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It allows materials top pass between mother and baby.

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Write three things that happen directky before birth.

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Waters break, labour begins(uterus contracts), cervix dilates.

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Write 3 things that happen directly after birth.

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Baby cries, placenta is pushed out and mother produces breastmilk.

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Name the stages of the menstrual cycle and mention the days where they occur.

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A period/bleeding (1-5), lining of uterus builds up (6-12), fertile period (11-16), lining remains intact (16-28).

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What is a period?

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It is when the lining of the womb passes out of the body.

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What is ovulation?

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When an egg is released from the ovary.

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What is contraception?

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The prevention of fertilisation or pregnancy

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What is a gamete and gove two examples?

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A sex cell -eg sperm and egg

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