Human reproduction worksheet 8.

What is a
Ordinary level biology vasectomy__________________________________
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1. What is a gamete? 9. Name the tube through which sperm are released
___________________________________________ through the penis _________________
_____________ 10. Explain the difference between seminal fluid and
2. Name the male gamete and the female gamete? semen______________________________________
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3. State the name of the pouch covering the ___________________________________________
testes______________________ ___________________________________________
4. Why is it important that the temperature of the 11. The release of sperm from the penis is
scrotum remains at 35 degrees called____________________________________
Celsius_____________________________________ 12. Why do sperm producing cells divide by
____________________________ meiosis_____________________________________
5. Label the diagram of the male reproductive system ___________________________________________
shown. ___________________________________________
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13. What is
puberty_____________________________________
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14. In males state the function of

FSH_______________________________________
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15. In males state the function of
LH________________________________________
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16. Testosterone causes secondary male characteristics.
List 3 such
characteristics_______________________________
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17. In relation to male infertility state a
cause______________________________________
A prevention
______________________________________________
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A
treatment__________________________________________
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6. In males where is testosterone

produced_______________________________________
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7. State the function of the
epididymus_________________________________
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18. Label the diagram of the female reproductive system
19. In females where does meiosis
occur______________________________________
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20. What is a graafian
follicle_____________________________________
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21. What hormone does the graafian follicle
produce________________________________
22. After ovulation what is the follicle known as
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23. What hormone is secreted by the corpus luteum
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24. State the function of the fallopian
tube_______________________________________
_ ___________________________________________
25. The lining of the womb is called the
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26. List two functions of the
vagina_____________________________________
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27. What is the menstrual
cycle_______________________________________
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28. Explain the term
menopause__________________________________
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29. On which days of a typical cycle does menstruation
(having a period)
occur______________________________________
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30. Label the stages of the menstrual cycle shown in
31. Name a hormone which prevents eggs from
developing in
females_____________________________________
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32. Which hormones in female are associated which
secondary sexual
characteristics_______________________________
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33. State two secondary sexual characteristics in sy
34. females_____________________________________
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35. State a cause prevention and treatment of infertility in
females_____________________________________
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36. Explain the term
copulation__________________________________
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37. What is
insemination________________________________
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38. What is fertilisation
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39. Where does fertilisation normally 53. What happens during stage 1 of
occur______________________________________ birth_______________________________________
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40. List two methods of birth ___________________________________________
control_____________________________________ ___________________________________________
_________ ___________________________________________
41. What is _
implantation_________________________________ 54. At which stage of birth is the placenta expelled from
______________________ the mother?
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42. When a sperm and egg join ___________________________________________
a____________________ is formed which is called a ___________________________________________
______________________________ after ________
approximately one week. 55. What is
43. An amnion and amniotic fluid surround the foetus. lactation____________________________________
State the function of these _____________________
structures___________________________________ 56. State two advantages of
___________________________________________ breastfeeding________________________________
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_______________ 57. Name the hormone which stimulated milk production
44. What is IVF? in the mammary
___________________________________________ glands______________________________________
___________________________________________ __________________
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45. What is the
chorion_____________________________________
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46. Which organ is made both from tissue of the embryo
and the mother?
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47. List two functions of the
placenta____________________________________
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48. Why is it important that the mothers and babies blood
supply do not mix?
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49. What connects the embryo to the placenta?
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50. Which hormones are secreted during
pregnancy__________________________________
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51. What happens to the walls of the uterus when the
levels of progesterone are low?
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52. Where is oxytocin made
____________________________and what is its
function?
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