Chapter 18, Lessons 2 and 3
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- Four Type of STDs
- Chlamydia, genorrhea, syphilis, genital herpes
- Ovulation
- Process of releasing a mature ovum into the fallopian tube each month
- Reproductive System
- A system of organs to produce the offspring
- Leading cause of infertility
- Blocked fallopian tubes
- Transmission of STDs
- Sexual activity
- Controls of the Menstrual Cycle
- The endocrine horomones control it
- Early detection of cervical, uterine, and ovarian cancer
- Regular check-ups and pelvic exams
- Endometrium
- The tissue that lines the uterus
- Cause of Pelvic Inflamitory Disease
- STDs cause...
- Infertility in Females
- Endometriosis- chronic disease where tissue grows in ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, pelvic cavity. Pelvic inflamitory disease. STDs
- Toxic Shock Syndrome
- A bacterial infection that attacks the immune system and liver. Symptoms are fever, vomitting, diahrrea, sunburn like rash, red eyes, dizziness, and muscle aches
- Factors that can Influence the Menstrual Cycle
- Poor nutrition, stress, and illness
- Factors in Developing Testicular Cancer
- Undescended testicle, abnormal testicular developement, family history
- Cervix
- The opening of the uterus
- Penis
- Tube-shaped organ that extends from the trunk of the body to just above the testes
- Vas Deferons
- Tubes that extend from the epididymis
- Menstration
- The shedding of endometrium, which breaks into blood, tissue and fluids
- 3 Changes of Men during Puberty
- Broadening of the shoulders, developement of muscles and facial hair, deepening of voice
- Five Ways a Male Should Care for Reproduvctive System
- Check-ups every 12-18 months, regularly clean, wear protective gear during physical activity, check scrotum and testicles for any sign of cancer, practice abstinence
- Ovaries
- Glands that store the and ova and produce female sex horomones
- Get rid of mild cramps
- Light exercise, heat applied to abdominal area, medication
- Pituitary Glands
- Produces the hormones that stimulates testosterone
- Prostate Gland and the Cowper's Gland
- Produce secretions that comines with sperm-containing fluid to form semen
- Scrotum
- An external skin sac in which the testes are located
- Functions of Female Reproductive System
- Female sex horomones, stores female reprodutive cells, and nourishes and protects the fertilized ovum from conception to birth
- Two Main Functions of Male Reproductive System
- To produce and store the sperm, to transfer the sperm to a female's body
- Fallopian Tubes
- A pair of tubes with finger-like projections that draw the ovum
- Sterility in Males
- Enviromental hazards, horimonial imbalance, certain medications, use of drugs, steroids
- The Relationship of Testosterone and Sperm Production
- Testosterone controls the production of sperm
- 5 symptoms PMS
- Irritation, anxiety, stress, bloating, weight gain, depression, mode swings, fatigue
- Inguinal Hernia
- Separation of tissue that allows part of the intestine to puch into the abdominal wall near the top of the scrotum. Surgery repairs
- Ova
- Female reproductive cell
- Caring for Female reproductive system
- Bathe regularly, practice abstinence, breast self-exam
- Seminal Vesicle
- Produces fluid that nourishes the sperm and makes them more mobile
- Testes
- Two small glands that produce sperm
- Semen
- A thick fluid that contains the sperm and other secretions from the male reproductive system
- Vagina
- A muscular elastic passage way that extends from the uterus to the outside of the body
- Uterus
- Hollow. muscular, pear-shaped organ inside a female's body