Puberty
Usual signal that females have reached puberty
What is getting their periods or menstrual cycle?
The name of the female reproductive glands
What are the ovaries?
The name for male gonads (i.e. reproductive glands)
What are the testes?
Where ovulation occurs in the female
What is the ovaries?
The only method that will 100% prevent unplanned pregnancies and STIs (highly recommended by your Health teacher)
What is abstinence?
Females should have reproductive system checkups at this time in their lives
What is when they reach puberty?
The organ where a fertilized egg develops
What is the uterus or womb?
The 2 tubes that sperm travel through from the testes to the urethra
What are the vas deferens?
The number of days of the average menstrual cycle
What is 28 days?
Injury that can occur in males due to improper lifting
What is a hernia?
These are the 2 primary hormones that increase when males and females go through puberty
What is testosterone and estrogen?
Where fertilization occurs in the female body
What is the fallopian tubes?
The golf-ball-sized gland in males that lies underneath the bladder
What is the prostate gland?
This happens during the second stage of the menstrual cycle
What is menstruation?
Types of cancer that self-exams and regular check-ups can help prevent and detect (name 2)
What is breast cancer, cervical cancer, prostate cancer, testicular cancer
The purpose of puberty (besides creating awkward times for teenagers)
What is to be able to reproduce as an adult?
A Pap smear test detects this
What is cancer of the cervix?
The structures attached to the top of the testes where sperm mature just before release
What is the epididymis?
This happens during the first stage of the menstrual cycle
What is ovulation
The name of the doctor for the female reproductive system
What is a gynecologist?
These are signs boys have reached puberty
(name 3)
What is increased body hair, muscle weight gain, increased height, voice deepens, and nocturnal emissions (i.e. wet dreams)?
Two major functions of ovaries at puberty
What is produce estrogen and release eggs for ovulation
Two sets of glands for nutrition, protection, hydration
What are the bulbourethral glands (B-glands) and seminal vesicles?
The ovary ruptures and sends a mature egg into this structure
What is the fallopian tube?
The name of the specialist for the male reproductive system
What is a urologist?