Family Life unit review Quizs

Pituitary gland

• Regulates metabolism and energy levels

• Releases hormones in the body during adolescence; causes the body to change

• Controls the body's immune response

• Manages the body's hydration levels

Cervix

• Space between uterus and vagina; widens for birthing process

• Muscle that supports the uterus

• Part of the fallopian tube

• Opening of the vagina

Problems associated with the endocrine system

• Diabetes

• Heart disease

• Hypertension

• Asthma

Vas Deferens

• A path for blood to flow from the heart to the lungs

• A path for sperm to move from testes to penis

• A duct for urine to exit the bladder

• A structure that produces testosterone

Penis

• male sexual organ; pathway for sperm and urine in males

• female reproductive organ; involved in childbirth

• muscle that controls the bladder

• organ responsible for producing testosterone

Function of the pituitary gland

• Regulates body temperature

• Signals to produce hormones when needed. Example: hormones needed to begin puberty

• Filters toxins from the blood

• Controls muscle movement

Fallopian tubes

• pathway in females for eggs to move from ovaries to uterus

• muscles that support the uterus

• hormones that regulate the menstrual cycle

• organs responsible for producing eggs

Menstruation

• Occurs when the lining of the uterus (endometrium), unfertilized egg, and some blood flow out of the body.

• Is the process of ovulation where an egg is released from the ovary.

• Is a hormonal change that prevents the shedding of the uterine lining.

• Is the time when a woman is most fertile and can conceive.

Eggs (female) and Sperm (male)

• The reproductive cells that meet to form a baby (each has 23 chromosomes)

• The cells that produce hormones in the body

• The cells responsible for digestion

• The cells that transport oxygen in the blood

Vagina

• female sexual organ; pathway in females for menstruation and birthing children

• muscular tube connecting the uterus to the outside of the body

• organ responsible for producing eggs in females

• external structure of the female reproductive system