Give appropriate terms for each of the following:

(a) The onset of reproductive phase in a female.

(b) Rupture of follicle and release of the ovum from the ovary.

(c) Monthly discharge of blood and disintegrated tissues in the human female.

(d) Process of fusion of ovum and sperm.

(e) Fixing of developing zygote (blastocyst) on the uterine wall.

Choose the odd one in each of the following:

(a) Sperm; implantation; fertilization; ovum; afterbirth.

(b) Relaxin; cervix dilates; amniotic sac ruptures; child birth; a follicle.

Rewrite the terms in the correct order so as to be in a logical sequence.

(a) Implantation, ovulation, child birth, gestation, fertilization.

(b) Coitus, ovum, sperm, sperm duct, urethra, vagina.

Match the items in column I with those in column II and write down the matching pairs (some may not match)

State whether the following statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F):

(i) Fertilisation occurs in the vagina. (T/F)

(ii) The uterus is also known as the birth canal. (T/F)

(iii) Nutrition and oxygen diffuse from the mother’s blood into the foetus’s blood through amnion. (T/F)

(iv) Gestation period in humans is about 380. (T/F)