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Physcical Education
Study Cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adolescence | The period of time between puberty and full maturation. |
| Puberty | The period of human development during which people become able to produce children. |
| Hormones | Chemical substances made and released in one part of the body that cause a change in another part of the body. |
| Testes | The male reproductive structures that make sperm and produce the male hormone testosterone. |
| Sperm | Sex cells that are produced by the male reproductive organs called the testes and that are needed to fertilize an egg. |
| Eggs (Ova) | The sex cells that that are produced by the female reproductive organs called ovaries. |
| Fertilization | The process by which a sperm and an egg and their genetic material join to create a new human life. |
| Testes (Testicles) | The male reproductive organs that make sperm and testosterone. |
| Penis | The male reproductive organ that removes urine from the male's body and that can deliver sperm to the female reproductive system. |