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Reproductive System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The male gamete is known as | Sperm |
| These produce sperm | Testes |
| This gland produces seminal fluid | Prostate gland |
| The age where secondary sexual characteristics develop | Puberty |
| The male hormone that causes secondary sexual characteristics to develop | Testosterone |
| The female hormone that causes secondary sexual characteristics | Oestrogen |
| Female gamete is the | Egg |
| The release of the egg from the ovary is known as | Ovulation |
| A series of changes that the female body undergoes every 28 days is known as the | Menstrual cycle |
| Fertilisation occurs where | Fallopian tube |
| The ............. produces the eggs | Ovary |
| Where the embryo grows in the female reproductive system? | Uterus |
| The age at which females stop the menstrual cycle | menopause |
| Provides food and oxygen to baby | placenta/umbilical cord |
| The fusion of the sperm and egg to form a zygote | Fertilisation |
| A fertilised egg is known as a | zygote |