Reproductive Health Flashcards

Flashcards for reproductive health review.

Implantation is __.

The embedding of an embryo into the nutrient-rich lining of the uterus.

__ is the process of an egg cell joining with a sperm cell.

The joining of an egg cell and sperm cell.

A __ is created when an egg is fertilized.

A fertilized egg.

__ is the term for when an egg is released from an ovary.

The release of an egg from an ovary.

__ is the period of development you become physically able to have children.

The stage where one becomes physically able to have children.

Semen is a mixture of and .

The mix of sperm cells and fluids.

__ refers to a reduced ability to have children.

The reduced ability to have children.

Eggs are the __ sex cells.

Female sex cells.

Sperm are the __ sex cells.

Male sex cells.

The __ connects the fetus to the placenta.

Connects the fetus to the placenta.

A full-term pregnancy normally lasts __ weeks.

Forty weeks.

Bacterial STIs __ be cured with antibiotics.

Can be treated and cured with antibiotics.

Examples of bacterial STI's are __, __, and __.

Chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis.

Viral STIs __ be cured, but can be treated.

Cannot be cured, but can be treated with antiviral drugs.

Examples of viral STI's are __, __, __, and __.

HPV, HIV, herpes, and hepatitis.

Methods for preventing the spread of STIs are __, __, and __.

Abstinence, safe sex, and STI testing.

Identical twins are the product of __ fertilized egg.

One.

Fraternal twins are the product of __ different eggs.

Two.