Question | Answer |
Body system that produces hormones | Endocrine system |
Two types of hormones the body produces | Steroid and Peptide |
Hormone that enters the cell for it to work | Steroid |
Hormone that stays on the outside of the cell but sets off a chain reaction inside | Peptide |
When the sex of an individual is determined | Fertilization |
Gene for being male | SRY |
Hormone that has positive feedback | Oxytocin |
Hormone that has negative feedback | Testosterone |
Time when secondary sex characteristics begin appearing | Puberty |
Hormone that stimulates uterine contractions | Oxytocin |
Hormone that stimulates female characteristics | Estrogen |
Hormone that stimulates production of FSH and LH | GnRH |
Hormone that stimulates milk production | Prolactin |
Hormone that stimulates male characteristics | Testosterone |
Where sperm are produced | Testes |
Structure that connects the epididymis to the urethra | Vas deferens |
The process where sperm leaves the male's body | Ejaculation |
Muscular structure where the fetus develops | Uterus |
The place where eggs mature | Ovary |
Where fertilization takes place | Uterine tubes |
The structure in the sperm containing enzymes to "eat" away at the layers around the egg | Acrosome |
The very first cell after fertilization | Zygote |
More than one sperm entering an egg | Polyspermy |
Structure where nutrients and wastes are exchanged between mother and baby | Placenta |
Structure that transports fetal blood back and forth to the placenta | Umbilical cord |
An incision that enlarges the vaginal opening for childbirth | Episiotomy |
Shaping of the embryo | Morphogenesis |
Cells beginning to specialize | Differentiation |
A lot of cell division but no growth | Cleavage |
Site of blood cell formation | Yolk sac |
Will become the umbilical cord | Allantois |
Contains fluid to cushion and protect the embryo | Amnion |
Will become the fetal half of the placenta | Chorion |
The process of the embryo embedding itself into the uterine wall | Implantation |
Vasectomy or tubal ligation | Sterilization |
Day of ovulation determined by recordkeeping | Natural Family Planning |
Not engaging in sexual intercourse | Abstinence |
Penis withdrawn before ejaculation | Coitus interruptus |
Latex sheath fitted over an erect penis | Condom |
Vaginal ring containing hormones | NuvaRing |
An injectable form of hormonal contraception | Depo Provera |
The morning after pill | Plan B |
An IUD good for up to 5 years | Mirena |
Chewable form of birth control pill | Ovcon 35 |
A pill for women who are breastfeeding | Mini Pill |
A pill marketed as giving women only four periods per year | Seasonale |
A non-surgical form of sterilization | Essure |
A birth control pill taken 365 days a year | Lybrel |
A patch containing hormones | Ortho Evra |
Silicon tube implanted under a woman's skin | Implanon |
Caused by the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae | Gonorrhea |
Viral STD characterized by painful ulcers/blisters | Genital Herpes |
Caused by an insect, Phthirus pubis | Pubic lice |
Therapy for this virus is called HAART | HIV |
Infection caused by the bacteria Garnerella vaginalis | Bacterial vaginosis |
Caused by a protozoan, Trichomonas vaginalis | Trichomoniasis |
Gardisil is a vaccine recently developed to prevent the transmission of this virus | Genital warts (HPV) |
When this bacterial STD infects the brain, people have been described as “going mad” with this disease | Syphilis |
Caused by the bacteria Treponema pallidum | Syphilis |
Caused by a yeast, Candida albicans | Candidal vaginitis |
Caused by the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis | Chlamydia |
The number of stages in an HIV infection | Three |
Where most people with HIV live | Africa |
T cell count of 500-800mm3 | Acute phase of HIV |
STD with the highest number of new cases | Genital warts |
Type of cell HIV infects | T helper lymphocytes |
Patients with AIDS usually die of this | Opportunistic infections |