AcLlvlLles 3

uo you remember?

1 CompleLe Lhe mensLrual cycle from Lhe flrsL day of mensLruaLlon


uo you undersLand?

2 Cn whaL days of Lhe cycle ls Lhe endomeLry prepared for recelvlng a ferLlllzed ovum?
O ferLlle days ln

3 Cn whaL day of Lhe cycle does Lhe ovum pass along Lhe falloplan Lube?
O

4 Cn whaL day of Lhe cycle ls Lhere more chance of ferLlllzaLlon?
Can you explaln?
O
3 uraw a dlagram Lo show Lhe maln male and female sex hormones Say whaL Lhelr funcLlons are








AcLlvlLles 4

uo you remember?

1 ueflne Lhe concepL of ferLlllzaLlon WhaL cells produce ferLlllzaLlon? WhaL cells are orlglnaLed
followlng ferLlllzaLlon and whaL characLerlsLlcs do Lhey have?
O erLlllzaLlon ls Lhe unlon beLween an ovum and a spermaLozold Lo form an egg cell or
zygoLe from whlch a new lndlvldual wlll be formed Lhls process Lakes place ln Lhe falloplan
Lube durlng Lhe Lra[ecLory of Lhe ovum Lowards Lhe uLerus

2 Sum up Lhe maln changes LhaL are produced durlng Lhe dlfferenL monLh of pregnancy
O breasL augmenLaLlon mornlng nausea and vomlLlng hearLburn re[ecLlon of cerLaln foods
more frequenL urlnaLlon eLc ?ou wlll noLlce a darkenlng of Lhe skln of Lhe nlpples and Lhe
abdomlnal mldllne

3 Sum up Lhe dlfferenL sLages of pregnancy and Lhe evenL LhaL occur ln Lhem
O flrsL CuarLer
uurlng Lhe flrsL LrlmesLer you should be prepared Lo experlence a myrlad of sympLoms of
Lhe flrsL sLage of pregnancy
O second CuarLer
uurlng Lhe Second CuarLer you wlll become more confused and forgeLful and your belly
wlll sLarL Lo show LhaL your baby ls growlng lnslde
O Lhlrd CuarLer
WlLh Lhe advenL of Lhe Lhlrd quarLer produced a hosL of changes ln your body and your
body you wlll urlnaLe more frequenLly whenever and belly appear LhaL wlll explode

uo you undersLand?

4 WhaL do you Lhlnk would happen lf an ovum were ferLlllzed by more Lhan one spermaLozold?
O born Lwlns or nlcks

3 Cn occaslons you wlll have heard LhaL when a woman ls close Lo Lhe Llme of blrLh people say
Lhlngs llke 'she's broken waLers' or 'Lhe bag's brusL' Lxplaln Lhe meanlngs of Lhese expresslons
O A clear slgn LhaL labor ls LhaL you break waLers Pere are Lhe keys Lo wheLher lL ls a small
leakage of urlne or LhaL youre puLLlng lnLo labor