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What makes up someones sexuality?
Relationships, self-concept, anatomy, behaviors, thoughts and feelings, values, and variability.
The average menarchie age has dropped from 16.9 to 12.9 years old in the last 50 years.
Because of increased BMI, nutritinal factors and hormone supplements in goofs
Of the 23 chromosones in both the sperm and egg cells, how many are responsible for determining the sex of the baby?
2 Male- XX or XY Female- XX
Are more females or male conceived?
More males because male sperm are shaped differently to give them an advantage
Primary sexual organ
Penis
Sack which contains the testes
Scrotum
Controls temperature for maximum sperm count by moving up or down
Scrotum
Produce sperm and testosterone
Testes
Contain seminiferous tubules
Testes
Comparable to the ovaries in a women
Testes
Nursery for sperm cells, hold sperm while they mature for 64 days
Epididymis
The duct that carries sperm from the epididymis to the seminal glands when a male is aroused
Vas deferens
Produces alkaline fluid which things the sperm cells and protects them as they move through the vagina
Prostate gland
Secreats bas lubrication fluid to neutralize acidity within the male urethra, noticeable before ejaculation
Cowpers gland
Produces seminal/ejaculatory fluid
Seminal vesicle
Duct which carries urine and semen in men, urine in women
Urethra
Stores ovums or egg cells
Ovaries
produces estrogen and progesterone
Ovaries
Responsible for female changes in adolesnece
Estrogen
Prepare the blood enriched lining of the uterus each month and either retains it or sheds it.
Progesterone
Comparable to vas defernes in men
Fallopian tubes
Carries ovum from ovaries to uterus
Fallopian tubes
Fertilization occurs here
Fallopian tubes
Ovum gets stuck in fallopian tubes during fertilization either due to an STD, STI or the mother is to young
Ectopic pregnancy
Hollow, thick, muscular organ situated between the bladder and the rectum between the fallopian tubes.
Uterus
Body of uterus
Corpus
Opening of uterus
Cervix
Size of uterus expansion during pregnancy
3x4 inches to 12x12 inches
Muscular tube that functions as a birth canal
Vagina
Incision during birth from vagina down (not to anus but like close idk)
Impezeautomy
False symbol of virginity
Hymen
Connective tissue which partially closes the external opening of the vagina
Hymen
Comparable to penis in man
Clitoris
Focal point of female sexual response
Clitoris
Outer folds of skin surrounding vagina (provide lubrication fluids)
Labia major
Inner folds of skin surrounding vagina
Labia minor
Female sex cell
Ovum
Hormone in female released by the pituitary gland during adolenecence to stimulate ovaries as to increase progesterone/estrogene
Luteinizing or LH
Male sex cell
Sperm
Hormone in males released by the pituitary gland during adolenecence to stimulate testes as to increase testosterone
Luteinizing or LH
Made up on the combined sperm cell and egg
Zygote
A zygote divides through mitosis to create an ______
Embryo
How many chromonsomes are in all human cells EXCEPT sex cells
46
How many chromosomes do human sex cells have?
23
Cell division that gives us the ability to grow
Mitosis
Cell division in which chromosome number stays the same
Mitosis
Cell division that gives us ability to reproduce
Meiosis
Cell division that divides chromosome number by 1/2
Meiosis
Fluid portion of a cell
Cytoplasm
Denser fluid of a cell
Nucleous
Cell storage compartment for food, air, and water
Vacuoles
Cells join together to do the same job are called______
Tissues
Examples of tissues
skin, muscle, bone, nerve
Tissues join together to form ______
organs
Examples of organs
liver, stomach, heart
Organs working together form _______
Systems
Examples of systems
Reproductive, digestive, cardiovascular
Systems work together to form
Organisms
Gestation period
280 days of a women's pregnancy
Birth where the baby is not head first during delivery
Breach birth
Incision in abdomen and into uterus to remove the child during a problamatic pregnancy.
Caesarean surgery or a C-section
Twins that come from the same egg
Identical twins
Twins that come from separate eggs
Fraternal twins
Twins that result from an incomplete split of the initial cell
Conjoined twins
Cell division that results in a 47 chromosome zygote
Down syndrome
Traits of someone with down syndrome
Round head, small openings for eyes, arched palate, endurance challenges
Pituitary gland location
Base of brain
Thyroid gland location
Throat below Adam's apple
Thyroid gland job
Regulate metabolism and growth
Adrenal gland location
One on top of each kidney
Adrenal gland job
Produce ardenalin
Pancreas gland location
Behind the stomach
Pancreas gland job
Produce insulin
Organism caused by bacteria gonococcus
Gonorrhea
Signs in males of Gonorrhea
Painful urination and yellow pus discharge
Female signs of Gonorrhea
Often are very late and could result in permenant damage
Organism is a bacteria called spirochete
Syphelis
Signs of Syphelis in chronological order
Chancre Rash Attacks organs
Usually no early signs, but later signs include an acute pelvic pain
Chlamydia
Treat these STI's with antibiotics
Syphelis and Gonnrhea
This STI should be treated with a doctor consultation, as it is often not noticeable unit it is too late
Chlamydia
Symptoms include painful urination and bumps or blisters in pubic area
Herpes 2
Warts on genitials which can lead to cancer
HPV/Genital warts
Ways to treat HPV/Genital warts
Laser, acid, liquid nitrogen
What does A.I.D.S stand for?
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
High risk behavior for HIV and AIDS
"Sexual roulette" Fighting Unsafe piercings Sharing needles Sharing razors Sharing toothbrushes
Attacks organs making it difficult off fight of normally manegable virus?
AIDS
Last stage of HIV
AIDS
How long does an ovum take to travel down the fallopian tubes?
1 week
Most common STI in teenagers our age
Chlamydia
Glands that produce hormones
Endocrine glands
Surgery when women have their uterus removed
Hysterectomy
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