Basic definitions

Vas deferens - tubes that carry sperm

Ovaries - two small organs that contain eggs/ovum

Vagina - a muscular tube through which a baby is born, this is also where the penis is inserted during sexual intercourse and where blood passes through during a period

Urethra - the passage where urine flows through both males and females

Fallopian tubes - narrow tubes in which the egg travels from the ovary to the uterus

Conception - when the sperm and ova come together

Hormones - chemical messages that travel in the bloodstream

Cervix - the lowest part of the uterus, connected to the vagina

Scrotum - the sack of skin that surrounds the testicles and controls the temperature of the sperm

Ova - the female sex cell

Puberty - the physical and emotional changes that occur during adolescence that end in being able to reproduce

Ovulation - the process of the egg/ova being released from the ovary

Penis - a male organ that becomes hard and erect when aroused

Testicles - organs that produce sperm

Sperm - male sex cell

Uterus - a hollow muscular organ where the baby grows during pregnancy

STI

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Definitions

Bacterial - no genetic material, can be treated/cured

Virus - a hot cell produces thousands of copies, not treated

Parasites - lives in or on another organism, can be treated/cured

STI - a sexually transmitted infection passed on by sexual contracted from an infected person to a non-infected person, it can be spread by the vagina, anus, mouth and penis. They can be infections of the skin blood, urinary tract and more.