front 1 Abstinence | back 1 The fact or practice of restraining oneself from indulging in something, typically alcohol. |
front 2 Amniotic sac | back 2 A thin thin-walled sack that surrounds the fetus during pregnancy. |
front 3 Blastocysts | back 3 A cluster of dividing cells made by a fertilized egg. |
front 4 Bacterial STDs | back 4 A bacterial infection is caused by a bacterial organism, and the active infection can be cured. |
front 5 Chromosomes | back 5 a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes. |
front 6 Consent | back 6 permission for something to happen or agreement to do something. |
front 7 Contraceptive | back 7 (of a method or device) serving to prevent pregnancy. |
front 8 Dating Violence | back 8 Dating abuse or dating violence is the perpetration or threat of an act of violence by at least one member of an unmarried couple on the other member in the context of dating or courtship |
front 9 Embryo | back 9 an unborn or unhatched offspring in the process of development, in particular a human offspring during the period from approximately the second to the eighth week after fertilization (after which it is usually termed a fetus). |
front 10 Estrogen | back 10 any of a group of steroid hormones which promote the development and maintenance of female characteristics of the body. Such hormones are also produced artificially for use in oral contraceptives or to treat menopausal and menstrual disorders. |
front 11 Fallopian Tubes | back 11 bilateral conduits between the ovaries and the uterus in the female pelvis |
front 12 Fertilization | back 12 the action or process of fertilizing an egg, female animal, or plant, involving the fusion of male and female gametes to form a zygote. |
front 13 Fetus | back 13 an offspring of a human or other mammal in the stages of prenatal development that follow the embryo stage (in humans taken as beginning eight weeks after conception) |
front 14 Harassment | back 14 words or behavior that threatens intimidates, or demeans a person. |
front 15 Healthy Relationships | back 15 involve honesty, trust, respect and open communication between partners and they take effort and compromise from both people. |
front 16 HIV/Aids | back 16 HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks the body's immune system |
front 17 Menstruation | back 17 the process in a woman of discharging blood and other materials from the lining of the uterus at intervals of about one lunar month from puberty until menopause, except during pregnancy. |
front 18 Ovaries | back 18 a female reproductive organ in which ova or eggs are produced, present in humans and other vertebrates as a pair. |
front 19 Ovum | back 19 single cell released from either of the female reproductive organs, the ovaries, which is capable of developing into a new organism when fertilized (united) with a sperm cell. |
front 20 Parasitic STDs | back 20 a sexually transmitted infection that's caused by a parasite, rather than bacteria or a virus. |
front 21 Puberty | back 21 the period during which adolescents reach sexual maturity and become capable of reproduction. |
front 22 Semen | back 22 the male reproductive fluid, containing spermatozoa in suspension. |
front 23 Sexual abuse | back 23 This includes: sexual touching of any part of a child's body, whether they're clothed or not. using a body part or object to rape or penetrate a child. forcing a child to take part in sexual activities. making a child undress or touch someone else. |
front 24 Sexually Transmitted Disease | back 24 infections that are passed from one person to another |
front 25 Sperm | back 25 short for sperm whale. |
front 26 Testicles | back 26 either of the two oval organs that produce sperm in men and other male mammals, enclosed in the scrotum behind the penis. |
front 27 Testosterone | back 27 a steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics, produced mainly in the testes, but also in the ovaries and adrenal cortex. |
front 28 Viral STDs | back 28 sexually transmitted diseases which are caused by a virus. |
front 29 Zygote | back 29 a diploid cell resulting from the fusion of two haploid gametes; a fertilized ovum. |