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Lilly 3rd year > Science - Reproductive > Flashcards

Science - Reproductive Flashcards

1
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What is a scrotum?

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External sack that in most mammals contains the testes

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2
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what are the testes

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organ that produces sperm

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3
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what is a sperm duct

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carries sperm from testes to penis

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4
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what is a ureter

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tube that carries urine from kidneys to bladder

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what is a urethra

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tube that carries urine from bladder to out of the body

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what is a urethra

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tube that carries urine from bladder to out of the body

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what is a seminal vesicle

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makes semen

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8
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penis

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an external male reproductive organ

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what is a ovary

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female gland in which the eggs form

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10
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what is a fallopian tube

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tube that connects ovary to uterus that carries the egg

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11
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what is a uterus

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musical bag where the baby grows

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what is a cervix

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small narrow canal that conects the uterus to the vagina

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13
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what is a vagina

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muscular organ of the female system

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14
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what is a endometrium

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lining of the uterus that sheds every month and rebuilds

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15
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What’s the pattern of plantation

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zygote (implantation)
embryo (becomes surrounded by membrane called amnion)
amnion fillies with amniotic fluid
foetus

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16
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4 points on umbilical cord

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The baby’s blood passes through the umbilical cord and attaches to the lining of the uterus

8 weeks - foetus

the umbilical cord connects baby to placenta at navel

17
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placenta 2 points

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organ fully develops week 12

passes substances (nutrients) from mother and baby

18
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Labour

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The birth canal widens, the amnion bursts and contractions of the muscle begins

19
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Birth

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contractions continue helping to push the baby out of the birth canal

20
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Removal of placenta

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after birth

21
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What is puberty?

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Puberty is when humans develop sexual characteristics which distinguish females from males and vice versa.

22
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what is ovulation

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Ovulation is the time during the menstrual cycle when an egg is released from the ovary into the fallopian tube

23
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What is contraception

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is the deliberate use of artificial methods to prevent pregnancy

24
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What is natural contraception

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The abstinence from sexual intercourse

25
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What is mechanical contraception

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A condom : a thing rubber sheath that covers the penis and prevent sperm from entering into the vagina

diaphragm: a dome-shaped rubber cat that fits over the cervix jd prevents sperm from entering the uterus

26
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chemical contraception

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contraception pill: contains oestrogen or progesterone and prevents ovulation

27
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Surgical contraception

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Tubal ligation: fallopian tubes are cut and sealed which prevents fertilisation

vasectomy: the cutting or tying off of the sperm ducts there will be no sperm in the semen

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