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Human reproduction

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  • What are the female sex cells called?
    Ova
  • Correct the sentence: The testicles passes sperm and urine outside the male body.
    The Penis passes sperm and urine outside the male body.
  • What is pregnancy?
    It is the period between the fertilisaton and the birth.
  • What allows the passage of sperm to the urethra?
    The sperm ducts
  • What are primary sexual characteristics?
    the reproductive organs necessary to produce offspring
  • Where does the foetus develop?
    Inside the uterus inside a bag called the amniotic sac
  • In how many stages does birth occur? What is this called.
    3. Labor
  • What are the 5 parts of the male reproductive system?
    Prostate gland, sperm ducts, urethra, penis, testicles
  • What is the placenta?
    It is a large organ tha develops during pregnancy and it is expelled after birth.
  • True or False: The ova are in the testicles
    False. They are in the ovaries.
  • What happens to the sperm and ova if fertilization doesn´t happen?
    the sperm dies and the ovum leaves the body as blood and tissue which is called menstruation.
  • What is the purpose of the vulva?
    It protects the internal organs.
  • What is inside the amniotic sac?
    a liquid called amniotic fluid...and the baby :D
  • What is the purpose of the fallopian tubes?
    They connect the ovaries to the uterus.
  • Explain the process of fertilisation
    student answer
  • How are the foetus and the placenta attached?
    through the umbilical cord.
  • What is fertilisation?
    It occurs when a spermatozoon and an ovum join together.
  • Correct the sentence: By about nine weeks the embryo is called a zygote.
    By about nine weeks the embryo is called a foetus
  • What is the external part of the female reproductive system?
    The vulva
  • What is the purpose of seminal fluid?
    it protects and transports the sperm
  • True or False: the fertilised ovum is called an embryo
    False. It is called a zygote.
  • What is the function of the testicles?
    They produce millions of spermatazoa or sperm
  • What connects the cervix to the external part of the female reproductive system?
    the vagina
  • What are seconday sexual characteristics? Give 2 examples in males and 2 examples in females
    other physical differences between men and women. Male: facial hair, deep voice, body hair, strong muscles/ Female: high voice, body hair, breasts, wide hips
  • True or false: The urethra can carry sperm or urine
    true
  • What is the purpose of the cervix?
    it connects the uterus to the vagina.
  • What is the name of the physical differences between men and women during puberty?
    sexual characteristics
  • Where does the baby develop?
    In the uterus