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MaleReproductiveSystem
gy PreAICEBiology
IGCSECh16,ModernBiologyCh51
SectionIII:1.2.2,1.3,1.4,1.5 Developmentoftheorganismandthecontinuityoflife SC.912.L.16.917
SC.912.L.16.13
Describethebasicanatomyandphysiologyofthehuman reproductivesystem. Describetheprocessofhumandevelopmentfrom fertilizationtobirthandmajorchangesthatoccurineach trimesterofpregnancy.
Core Identifyondiagramsofthemalereproductivesystem,thetestes,scrotum,sperm ducts,prostategland,urethraandpenis,andstatethefunctionsoftheseparts Identifyondiagramsofthefemalereproductivesystem,theovaries,oviducts, uterus,cervixandvagina,andstatethefunctionsoftheseparts Describethemenstrualcycleintermsofchangesintheuterusandovaries Outlinesexualintercourseanddescribefertilisation intermsofthejoiningofthe nucleiofmalegamete(sperm)andthefemalegamete(egg) l i f l ( ) d h f l ( ) Outlineearlydevelopmentofthezygotesimplyintermsoftheformationofaball ofcellsthatbecomesimplantedinthewalloftheuterus Outlinethedevelopmentofthefetus Describethefunctionoftheplacentaandumbilicalcordinrelationtoexchange ofdissolvednutrients,gasesandexcretoryproducts(nostructuraldetailsare required) Describetheantenatalcareofpregnantwomenincludingspecialdietaryneeds andmaintaininggoodhealth Outlinetheprocessesinvolvedinlabour andbirth
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Thefemalereproductivesystemcontainstwo ovaries,twofallopiantubes,andauterus.
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Aneggwillnotcompletematurationuntilfertilized byasperm
Iffertilized,thematureegg,or ovum,willcontinue developmentasittravelsthroughthefallopiantube
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