1. Monday December 2, 2013

2. Bellringer use the word bank below to predict where word goes on your diagram
Male
Seminal vesicle
Rectum
Testis
Scrotum
Epididymis
Bulbourethral gland
Urethra
Prostate gland
Vas deferens
Pubic bone
Urinary bladder
Penis
Female
Vagina
Rectum
Cervix
Urethra
Uterus
Fallopian tube (oviduct)
Ovary
Urinary bladder
Pubic bone

3. Tuesday December 3, 2013

4. Bellringer
1.Which of the following is NOT a structure of the male reproductive system ?
Fallopian Tube B. Seminal Vesicles
C. Urethra D. Vas Deferens
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2. Sperm cells are mobile and must travel through the female reproductive tract to fertilize an egg. Which of the following structures enables sperm cells to swim ?
Cilia B. pseudopods
C. Flagella D. ribosomes
A and C

5. Wednesday December 4, 2013

6. Bellringer
Folate (or folic acid(synthethic vitamin) is a water-soluble B vitamin that is found naturally in foods. This is a crucial vitamin especially with pregnant women because it helps the development of the neural tube which becomes the brain and spinal cord during fetal development. Which of the following would explain WHY neural tube defects occur more frequently as a birth defect ?
A. folate is rarely found in foods
B. since the nervous system forms late, defects are undetected until later
C. The neural tube forms in the first 3 weeks before most women know they are pregnant
D. The 1st and 3rd Trimesters of pregnancy use most the mothers folate supply leaving a small amount for neural tube formation

7. Thursday December 5, 2013 Biology or Sci-FI?

8. Bellringer cervix fallopian tube (oviduct) ovary uterus vagina
Which part of the femal human reproductive system is the blastocyst implanted during normal human development ?
A. ovary B. Uterus
C. Vagina D. Amniotic Sac
2. Use the word bank to label the following image
cervix fallopian tube (oviduct) ovary uterus vagina

9. Friday December 6, 2013 What is the function of the placenta and amniotic sac(fluid)? Can you locate them in this image

10. Bellringer 4-6 weeks 8 weeks Fertilized egg Weeks 13-27 28-40 weeks
Sequence the following in the order of prenatal development ?
Lungs (can take in air )
Blastocyst
Heart beat
Sex organs
Zygote
eyes open/brows and lashes formed
4-6 weeks
Hallow ball of cells that implant onto the uterus
8 weeks
Fertilized egg
Weeks 13-27
28-40 weeks