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Unit 3 Class:

1 W
 hat is the difference between primary and secondary sexual
characteristics? Which do we have from birth? Which develop
later? Write a short explanatory paragraph.

2 W
 hich sexual characteristics belong to men, which belong to
women and which belong to both? Complete the diagram with
the characteristics in the box.

breasts develop   skin and hair become more oily   spots appear   scrotum enlarges

voice deepens   pubic hair grows   underarm hair grows   menstruation begins

female male

3 Match the female sexual reproductive organs to their functions.

a. ovaries 1. the organ where the foetus develops

b. fallopian tubes 2. connects the uterus and the vulva

c. uterus 3. produce ova

d. vagina 4. connect the uterus and the ovaries

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4 Label the diagram of the male reproductive organs.

d.
a.

e.

b.

f.

c.

5 Put the stages of the menstrual cycle in the correct order.

a. Blood and the lining of the uterus are also expelled from the body.

b. The walls of the uterus thicken with extra blood and tissue.

c. An ovum is released into one of the fallopian tubes.

d. The unfertilised ovum dries up and leaves the body.

6 C
 omplete the text about pregnancy with the missing words.
The first letter of each word has been given.

A fertilised ovum is called a (1) z and this is the

first stage in pregnancy. It travels to the (2) u
where the cells continue to divide an multiply until they become
an (3) e . It fixes itself to the lining of the
(4) u . After 9 weeks the organs have started
to develop and the (5) e becomes a
(6) f . It is protected by
(7) a fluid and receives nutrients and oxygen
through the (8) p . Pregnancy lasts about
280 days.

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