Mr Bjornstad Growth & Reproductive unit

Its long or something

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