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Section 1 - Planning a Family Flashcards

1
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Name 6 different types of families

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  • Foster/ adoptive
  • Step (reconstituted)
  • Single parent
  • Nuclear
  • Extended
  • single sex
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2
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Name a disadvantage and an advantage of a nuclear family

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D - emergency childcare may not be available

A - they can raise their children without interference from relatives

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Whats an advantage of extended family?

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There are always people to offer advice and give practical help

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Name 2 disadvantages of a step family

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  • children may not bond or like the step parent

- sibling rivalry is common

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Define a shares care family

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When the divorce or separation of parents means the children live in two households but roles are shared equally between parents

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What are 3 possible reasons for a single parent family?

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  • divorce or separation
  • death of a parent
  • surrogacy arrangement
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Whats the difference between an adoptive family, residential care home and a foster family?

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A - provides a perminent home for children whos parents are unable to so
RH - small groups of children are cared by carers in a family type structure
F - children are temporarily placed in a long or short term care at a paid foster parent(s)’ home

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8
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Name 3 structures of families that have changed over the years

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  • easier to be or get divorced by law
  • co-habitation, pregnacy outside of marriage and single parents have become acceptable
  • improved contraception to plan pregnancy
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What is sexual stereotyping?

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What children see in society and the way they are brought up

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What is culture?

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Human behaviour which is learned from the family and wider society

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Name 6 things a family must provide

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  • suitable clothing for the climate
  • appropriate health care
  • good role models
  • secure, safe and stable environment
  • love and affection
  • money to provide basic needs
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Describe an extended family.

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Family units with relatives living with/nearby them. Theyre around them in everyday life.

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Whats a disadvantage of extended families?

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Relatives feel free to give advice but it may not be wanted

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Name the 10 parts of the male reproductive system

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  • bladder
  • sperm duct
  • penis
  • foreskin
  • urethra
  • seminal vesicle
  • Prostate gland
  • epididymis
  • testis
  • scrotum
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What are the functions of the sperm duct, urethra, epididymis, prostate gland and the seminal vesicle?

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SD- carries sperm from the testes
U- the tube passing through the penis, carrying urine and semen
E- collects and stores sperm from the testes
PG- makes fluid for the sperm to swim in
SV- makes another fluid called seminal fluid

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16
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Whats happens to a male’s bladder during intercourse?

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Theres a valve which shuts it off so that it prevents urine mixing with semen

17
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Where is sperm produced? How often is it produced?

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In the testes - all the time after puberty

18
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Name the 6 parts of the femal reproductive system

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  • ovaries
  • uterus
  • endometrium
  • cervix
  • vagina
  • fallopian tube
19
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What is the function of the ovaries and fallopian tubes?

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  • The OVARIES produce an egg monthly and the FALLOPIAN TUBE carries it towards the uterus.
  • fertilisation occurs in the F tubes
20
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Whats another name for eggs?

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Ovum

21
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Whats another name for the F tubes?

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Oviducts

22
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What is the endometrium?

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A spongey lining of the uterus, containing blood vessels.

23
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Describe the journey of an egg (5 steps)

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Ovary => fallopian tubes => uterus => cervix => vagina

24
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Where does sexual intercourse occur in a woman?

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Vagina

25
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How many stages of the menstrual cycle are there?

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4 stages

26
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Describe what happens in the first stage of the menstrual cycle (days 1-4/7)

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The bleeding starts - the endometrium breaks down for about 4-7 days

27
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What happens at the 2nd stage of the menstrual cycle (4/7-14)

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The endometrium builds up again - forming a thick layer ready to recieve a fertilised egg

28
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When is the ovum relseased? What is this process caleed?

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Day 14 - ovulation

29
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When is a woman most likely to concieve?

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During ovulation (after day 14)

30
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What happens during days 14 to 28?

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The endometrium stays thick, waiting for a fertilised egg to attach to it.

31
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Name two forms of contraception that PREVENT EGG AND SPERM MEETING.

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Condoms and Diaphragms

32
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Which 4 forms of contraception STOP IMPLANTATION?

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Pills, injections, implants and IUD/IUSs

33
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What are barrier contraceptives?

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Prevent fertilisation rather than implantation

34
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How effective are condoms, femidoms and diaphragms?

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C- 98%
F- 95%
D- 92-96%

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