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Puberty is when the reproductive system matures and becomes capable of reproduction
Secondary sex characteristics appear |
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mature sperm are formed in males
regular menstrual cycles in females |
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| What comes first for a female in terms of development and a sign of puberty? |
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| What is another word for the first menstrual period? |
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| When does the first menstrual period (Menarche) occur? |
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| 2 to 2.5 years later after breast buds around 11 to 15 years of age |
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Women growth spurt ends?
The hips?
Axillary? |
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earlier than the male
Broaden
Hair appear |
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| For the male when does hormonal changes begin? |
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| Outward puberty changes in males? |
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Penis and testes increase in size
Grow taller, more muscular
Secondary sex characteristics
Pubic and facial hair
deeper voice
Testosterone levels become constant
Nocturnal emissions (wet dreams) may occur
They do not contain sperm |
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| Another word for fourchette is? |
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| A surgical cut in the muscular area between the vagina and the anus (the area called the perineum) made just before delivery to enlarge your vaginal opening. |
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Fourchette extending downwards
Fourchette and the muscle
Strong muscular area between vaginal opening and anus
Allows stretching for birth and site of episiotomy |
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| The clitoris in the female compares to what in the male? |
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| What is the Urethral meatus connected to? |
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| Up and around the urethral meatus are? |
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Skenes ducts
Secretes more during intercourse and delivery
Eases delivery |
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| What is an vaginal inroitus? |
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Opening that you see vaginal opening meatus etc.
Divides the external from the internal genitalia |
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| Thin membrane that covers the vaginal opening |
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| What structure closes the vagina from the rest of the vestibule? |
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| Inside the opening of the vagina. Lubricate during sexual arousal and delivery. |
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| What structure allows for secretion during arousal? |
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| What are the functions of the ovaries? |
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Bilateral
Pelvic cavity
Held up by ovarian and uterine ligaments |
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| Within the Ovaries are the? |
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Refers to the ovaries
OO - eggs
OOPH - Ovaries |
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Estrogen (gives females their female characteristics)
responsible for the mature of the ovum |
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| Estrogen helps to build up the? |
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| What hormones come from the ovaries? |
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| What is the most hormone that comes from the ovaries? |
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| What stimulates the thickening of the lining of the uterus? |
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| The lining the endometrium is coming off due to? |
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| Low levels of progesterone |
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| Every females has all the ova(eggs) they will ever have at? |
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| Decrease of progesterone causes? |
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| Another word for menopause is called? |
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| The ovum is no longer responsive to hormonal stimulation when? |
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| Ovum has how many chromosomes? |
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23
gonna combine with sperm that has 23 to get 46 |
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| Who determines the gender of the baby? |
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| The man determines the gender of the baby |
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| Another word for fallopian tubes? |
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Ovaducts
Utherine tubes
Salpinges |
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| Connect the ovarie to the uterus? |
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The fallopian tubes
allows the sperm to come up and meet the ovum
allows the fertilized ovum down |
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| If the ovum is not fertilized it will just? |
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| What is the time span each month a woman can become pregnant? |
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| The ovum stays in the tubes for 24 hours |
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| Cilia in the fallopian tubes and peristalsis does what? |
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Helps to take the fertilized egg (zygote) down into the uterus
Pull sperm up to the egg |
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| At the time of ovulation when the egg is expelled out of the ovum into the tube it gets grabbed by the? |
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| Hollow muscular organ where pregnancy takes place |
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Between bladder and rectum
below fallopian tubes
above vagina |
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| What supports the uterus? |
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| What isn't voluntary or conscious controlled? |
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Rounded portion in between the uterine tubes
expands upwards in the abdomen |
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lubricates the vagina
acts as a bacteriostatic agent(kill bacteria)
Provide alkaline environment shelter sperm |
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The lower cylindrical part of the uterus
Round with thickness |
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| Opening in the cervis is called? |
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OS
Two OS
internal up into the uterus
external down in the vagina |
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| External OS is where the doctor performs a ? |
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Prevent the baby from putting pressure opening the cervix and getting out
Prevent bacteria
Prevent sperm from getting in |
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| The layer that's going to slough off during menstruation? |
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| What is the biggest layer in the uterus? |
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The myometrium
Also the muscle that contracts during layer |
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| The perimetrium(epimetrium) |
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Each month when the lining sloughs off it doesn't do so cleanly leaving behind residual
month after month it builds up and creates scar tissue |
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| IUD? Intra uterine device? |
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Inserted into the cervix. One way passage way
allows products of menstruation out and prevents sperm from entering |
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| Problem with the sponge, cervical cap etc.? |
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| Has to be in correctly. Can be crooked or doesn't the cervix. |
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Is a tubular structure that connects the internal and external
Provides passageway for sperm to enter the uterus
Allow drainage of menstrual fluids and other secretions
Provide a passageway for delivery of the fetus |
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| What allows the stretching of the vagina for the baby to pass through called? |
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Rugae
takes about 6 weeks to get back into place |
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