Combined ScienceCode 5129
Sexual reproduction in humans
What this topic asks you to be able to do
- Identify the testes, scrotum, sperm ducts, prostate gland, urethra and penis on a diagram showing the male reproductive system, and describe the function of each
- Identify the ovaries, oviducts, uterus, cervix and vagina on a diagram showing the female reproductive system, and describe the function of each
- Compare the gametes of males and females with regard to size, structure, numbers and motility.
- Describe fertilisation as the nucleus of a male gamete (sperm) fusing with the nucleus of a female gamete (egg cell), forming a zygote that then develops into an embryo
- Describe the menstrual cycle, covering how an egg develops and is released and how the lining of the uterus changes (knowing about the hormones involved is not required)
- Describe the routes of transmission of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)
- Understand that an HIV infection could bring about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
- Describe the ways HIV can be kept in check.