Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Health-Reproduction/STD's
Health reproduction in the male and female and STD descriptions
29
Health Care
9th Grade
01/13/2010

Additional Health Care Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Sperm
Definition
The male reproductive cells.
Term
Testosterone
Definition
The male sex hormone.
Term
Testes
Definition
Two small glands that produce sperm.
Term
Scrotum
Definition
An external skin sac.
Term
Penis
Definition
A tube-shaped organ that extends from the trunk of the body just above the testes.
Term
Semen
Definition
A thick fluid containing sperm and other secretions from the male reproductive system.
Term
Fertilization
Definition
The joining of a male sperm cell and the female egg cell.
Term
Seminal Vesicle
Definition
Sperm is combined with a "nourishing fluid" produced in the seminal vesicle.
Term
Prostate Gland
Definition
Form with sperm to create semen.
Term
Epididymis
Definition
A larger coiled tube where sperm mature and are stored.
Term
Testis
Definition
Where sperm are formed.
Term
Ova
Definition
Female reproductive cells.
Term
Uterus
Definition
A hollow, muscular, pear shaped organ inside a femal's body.
Term
Ovaries
Definition
The female sex glands that store the ova and produce female sex hormones.
Term
Fallopian Tubes
Definition
A pair of tubes with finger like projections that draw the ovum.
Term
Vagina
Definition
A muscular, elastic passageway that extends from the uterus to the outside of the body.
Term
Endometrium
Definition
Tissue that lines the uterus.
Term
Cervix
Definition
The opening to the uterus.
Term
Menstruation
Definition
The menstrual cycle "period".
Term
STD/STI
Definition
Infectious diseases spread from person to person through sexual contact.
Term
HPV
Definition
Human Papillomavirus; a virus that can cause genital wars or asymptomatic infection.
Term
Chlamydia
Definition
Bacterial infection that affects the reproductive organs of both males and females.
Term
Genital Herpes
Definition
An STD caused by herpes simplex virus.
Type 1: Usually causes cold sores.
Type 2: Usually causes genital sores.
Term
Gonorrhea
Definition
A bacterial STD that usually affects mucous membranes.
Term
Trichomonoiases
Definition
An STD caused by a microscopic protozoan that results in infections of the vagina, urethra, and bladder.
Term
Syphilis
Definition
An STD that attacks many parts of the body and is caused by small bacterium called spirochete.
Term
HIV
Definition
A virus that attacks the immune system.
Term
AIDS
Definition
A virus that attacks the immune system.
Term
Rawr
Definition
Rawr
Supporting users have an ad free experience!