Life Sciences: Human Reproduction- Gestation (Pregnancy)

Hi Gestation is the time between conception (when sperm meets egg) and birth- during this the fetus is developing in the uterus. Early development (0-end of 2 months) Fertilisation Blastocyst and implantation formation Embryo formation Later development (3-9 months) Fetal stage EARLY DEVELOPMENT FERTILSATION Occurs in the fallopian tube Nuclei of sperm and egg fuse […]

Life Sciences: Human Reproduction- The Menstrual Cycle

Hi WHAT IS IT? A series of changes in the endometrium & can be divided into 3 phases: Menstrual and development of Graafian follicle (days 1-5) Building phase (days 6-14) Luteal and secretory phase (days 15-28) PHASE 1 The breakdown & shedding of the endometrium occurs as there is no progesterone to maintain the endometrium. […]

Life Sciences: Sperm- Production & Growth

Hi Excuse the terrible drawings, I had to draw them as I couldn’t find the pictures that I wanted. SPERM CELL GROWTH: There is a golgi apparatus, acrosomal vesicle as well as a spermatid nucleus The centrioles appear Microtubules and flagellum appear Excess cytoplasm disappears There is now a complete sperm cell with midpiece, head […]

Life Sciences: Human reproduction- Syphilis & Gonorrhea

Hi Quick post about these two STDs- this will most probably just be a short question or a multiple-choice question CAUSES: Syphilis- spiral-shaped bacterium called treponema pallidum Gonorrhea- round bacteria called neisseria gonorrhoeae SYMPTOMS: Syphillis- small sores, skin rash, lip sores, pelvic lymph nodes are swollen Gonorrhea- pain during urination and thick greenish discharge as […]

Life Sciences: Human Reproduction- Definitions

Hi This section is sooo long and so I cannot put it in one post unfortunately. DEFINITIONS: Urethra: Conducts sperm Penis: Sex organ for copulation Epididymis: Stores and matures sperm Vas deferens: Sperm ducts (transports) Seminal vesicles, prostate gland, Cowper’s gland: Contributes fluid to semen Fallopian tubes: Conduct eggs and are the location of fertilisation […]

Life Sciences: Diversity of reproductive strategies in some animals

Hi DEFINITIONS: Courtship: Behaviour that is designed to attract another animal for mating and breeding External fertilisation: Sperm is deposited outside the female’s body Internal fertilisation: Sperm is deposited inside the female’s body Ovipary: Strategy where animals lay eggs that often have many offspring e.g. frogs Ovovivipary: Like in snakes- a strategy where the animal […]