Revise the Human Reproductive System
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| Can you give the function of the testes? | To produce and hold the sperm and male hormones.
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| Can you give the function of the scrotum? | To keep the testes at the right temperature.
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| Can you give the function of the sperm ducts? | To carry the sperm from the testes to the penis.
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| Can you give the function of the penis? | To deliver sperm into the woman's body.
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| Give the function of the uterus? | To hold the baby during pregnancy.
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| Give the function of the fallopian tubes? | To carry the egg toward the womb and allow fertilisation.
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| Give the function of the cervix? | The entrance to the womb.
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| Give the function of the vagina? | To hold the penis during intercourse and allow childbirth.
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| Give the function of the ovaries? | To produce eggs and female hormones.
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| What is the average length of the menstrual cycle? | 28 days.
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| Describe the menstruation stage of the menstrual cycle. | Days 1-5 period occurs. Days 6-13 The lining of the womb builds up with blood.
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| Describe the ovulation stage of the menstrual cycle. | Days 13-15 an egg is released from the ovaries.
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| Describe the development of lining of womb during the menstrual cycle. | Days 15-28 The lining of the womb continues to fill with blood and then breaks down.
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| What is the fertile period of the menstrual cycle? | When the egg is released from the ovaries.
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| At what stage does the fertile period occur in the menstrual cycle? | Days 11-17.
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| What is sexual intercourse? | During sexual intercourse the man places his penis into the woman's vagina. This results in ejaculation which can lead to conception.
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| What are the male gametes in humans? | Sperm.
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| What are the female gametes in humans? | Eggs.
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| What is fertilisation? | When a sperm and a egg come together.
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| What does the fertilisation of the sperm and egg result in? | A zygote.
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| What does a zygote develop into? | An embryo.
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| Define Pregnancy. | Pregnancy lasts from conception to birth, during this time a baby is forming inside her womb.
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| How long does the average pregnancy last? | 9 months.
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| What is the placenta and what is its function? | It supplies nutrients to the baby and takes away the waste. it also stops the mothers and babies blood from mixing.
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| What is puberty? | Puberty is when a person starts to sexually develop.
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| What is contraception? | Contraception is used to stop conception during intercourse.
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| What are the two main types of contraception? | Condoms, Contraceptive pill.
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| Define genetics. | Genetics is the study of heredity.
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| What are inherited characteristics? | Characteristics that are passed on from parents.
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| What controls our inherited characteristics? | Our genes.
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| What are non-inherited characteristics? | Characteristics that we learn.
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| What is a chromosome? | A molecule of DNA.
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| Where are chromosomes found in the cell? | Inside the nucleus.
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| What is the standard number of chromosomes in a human? | 46 (23 pairs).
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| What are the two substances that chromosomes are made of? | DNA and Protein.
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