Health - Term 3 - 2025

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Coercive

Using threats or force

Consent

Freely given, informed, and enthusiastic agreement to participate in an activity. It must be clear, mutual, and can be withdrawn at any time

Egg

Zygote

Empathy

Understanding and sharing the feelings of the other person

Fertilization

Male sperm cell joins with a female egg cell (ova) to create a zygote, the first cell of a new life

Communication

You should be able to talk honestly with your partner about feelings, boundaries, and protection

Fallopian Tube

Where fertilisation can occur in Females

Interdependence

The dependence of two or more people or things on each other

Heterosexual

Sexually or romantically attracted exclusively to people of the other sex

Ovary

Two small glands that produce eggs (ova) Release the hormone oestrogen, Releases an egg each month (ovulation)

Menstruation

Monthly shedding of the uterus lining, signalling reproductive maturity

Pressure

Use of persuasion or intimidation to make someone do something

Prostate

Gland surrounding the neck of the bladder in male Releasing a fluid component of semen

Sperm

Male sex cell

Respectful Relationships

Valuing each other's rights, feelings, and individuality in a safe and fair way

Intimate Relationships

A close and often romantic relationship involving deep emotional and sometimes physical connection

Peer Group

Set of individuals of roughly the same age and interests

Seminal Vesicle

Glands that add sugar

This fluid helps nourish and protect sperm

Uterus

A muscular, hollow organ where a fertilised egg can implant where a baby grows and develops

Vas Deferens

Tubes that carry sperm from the epididymis to the urethra

What can shape someone’s Identity?

family, upbringing, culture, religion, education, knowledge, and biological factors

Power

Ability to influence or control what happens in a relationship

Forms of power

Social, emotional, financial

What can power imbalance effect?

Whether consent is truly free

Communication in Respectful Relationships

Builds Understanding, Prevents Misunderstandings, Expresses Boundaries and Consent, Strengthens Trust and Support

Rights

Freedoms and protections that every person is entitled to

Responsibilities

Duties or obligations a person has to ensure their rights, and the rights of others, are respected