Unit 1/Parenting Flashcards
How Many Eggs are women born with at BIRTH?
1-2 Million
How Many Eggs do women have by PUBERTY?
300,000
How Many Eggs do women have by MENOPAUSE?
None
How Many Eggs are released during the REPRODUCTIVE LIFE?
About 400
Percent of Viable eggs at 30?
12%
Percent of Viable eggs by 40?
3%
How long can Sperm Survive?
72 Hours
Percent of Abnormal Sperm?
85%
Percent of Sperm that dies in 5 Hours?
50%
Day 1 of Female Cycle?
1st Day of Bleeding
Day 1-7 of Female Cycle?
Follicles mature and estrogen grows
Day 12 of Female Cycle?
Surge of Estrogen stimulates Ovulation
Day 14 of Female Cycle?
Follicle Bursts and eggs is Released
4 Facts for Fertilization
-Must Survive Acidic Environment
-Must Survive Woman’s immune system
-Cervix must be open
-Must find the right fallopian tube with the egg
VAGINA
Muscle connecting Uterus to the Outside Body
CERVIX
Ring-Like muscle connecting connecting Vagina to Uterus
FALLOPIAN TUBES
2 Narrow tubes from each side of the uterus
OVARIES
Secretes important hormones and releases eggs
UTERUS
Size of fist, shaped like upside down pear.
Lined with endometrium cells
ENDOMETRIUM
Lining that sheds during period
TESTICLES
Manufacturer of sperm
EPIDYDIMIS
Tubes that nourish sperm
VAS DEFERENS
Storage of strong mature sperm
SCROTUM
Skin that protects testicles
ZYGOTE
Fertilized Egg
EMRBYO
Clump of cells before fetus
FETUS
Developement of baby after embryonic stage
BLASTOCYST
Early stage of embryo
IMPLANTATION
Embedding the zygote into the endometrium lining
How do these two factors -contraception and women in labour force- affect the structure/ nature of families and role of women?
-Women started working in factories when men went to war
-By 1956, 65% of women were in labour force
-By 1960 more than 80% of women used
contraception to prove independence
-2/5 Married women with Children worked outside of home
-Dual Income families
When were same-sex marriages legalized and how does this change families? Include Statistics
-Legalized in May of 2006
-72K same sex marriages in 2016
-Tripled since 2006