QUESTIONS

ANSWER BOX

1.

What is fertilisation?

When a sperm joins with an egg.

2.

What part of a man's body makes sperm?

The testes.

3.

What part of a man's body carries sperms into the woman's body?

The penis.

4.

Where are eggs made in the woman's body?

In the ovaries.

5.

Where does the baby grow in a pregnant woman?

In the uterus.

6.

What is the cervix?

The opening to the uterus.

7.

What happens to a man's penis when he gets sexually excited?

Blood flows into the penis, making it stiff(erect).

8.

Where does fertilisation take place?

In the egg tube

9.

How many eggs does a woman usually release each month?

One.

10.

When the fertilised egg grows during pregnancy, it becomes a f__________

Foetus.

11.

What organ forms in the uterus early on in pregnancy?

The placenta.

12.

What does the placenta do?

It acts as a barrier to infections and harmful substances. It lets food and oxygen from the mother get to the foetus. It also gets rid of waste _from the blood of the foetus by passing it into the mother's blood

13.

What protects the foetus while it is still growing?

It is surrounded by fluid in a sac.

14.

At birth the baby leaves the mother through her vagina, but is still attached to her by the U______ c________

Umbilical cord

15.

At puberty, chemicals are produced in the body that start the change from children into young adults.

What are these chemicals called and where are they made?

The chemicals are called hormones In boys they are made in the testes In girls they are made in the ovaries.

16.

Name three changes that boys' bodies go through when they turn into men.

Penis gets larger. Testes start to produce sperm. Voice deepens. Body gets hairy.

17.

Name three changes that girls' bodies go through when they change into women.

Breasts develop. Periods begin. Body becomes more rounded Hair grows in pubic region and under arm.