Unit 2 - The Reproductive System (Healthy Relationships, Sexuality)

Question 1

Reproduction

Answer 1

The process by which living organisms produce others of their own kind

Question 2

Reproductive System

Answer 2

The body’s organs and structures that make it possible to produce children

Question 3

Egg Cells

Answer 3

The reproductive cell from the female that join with a sperm cell to make a new life

Question 4

Ovaries

Answer 4

Female endocrine glands that release mature eggs and produce the hormones estrogen and progesterone

Question 5

Ovulation

Answer 5

Process by which the ovaries release mature eggs, usually one each menstrual cycle

Question 6

Uterus

Answer 6

Pear-shaped organ, located within the pelvis, in which the developing baby is nourished and protected

Question 7

Fertilization

Answer 7

Joining of a male sperm cell and a female egg cell to make a fertilized egg

Question 8

Embryo

Answer 8

The newly formed organism during its first two months of life

Question 9

Menstruation

Answer 9

The flow from the body of the blood, tissues, and fluids that result from the breakdown of the lining of the uterus

Question 10

Menstrual Cycle

Answer 10

The hormonal change that occur in females from the beginning of one menstruation to the next

Question 11

Cervix

Answer 11

The neck, or lower section, of the uterus

Question 12

Gynecologist

Answer 12

A doctor who specializes in the female reproductive system

Question 13

Sperm

Answer 13

The male reproductive cells

Question 14

Testes

Answer 14

The reproductive glands that produce sperm

Question 15

Scrotum

Answer 15

Pouch of skin that holds the testes

Question 16

Semen

Answer 16

Mixture of fluids and sperm

Question 17

Ejaculation

Answer 17

A series of forceful muscular contractions

Question 18

Erection

Answer 18

Penis becomes UPRIGHT and FIRM

Question 19

Hernia

Answer 19

An internal organ pushing against or through a surrounding cavity wall