Child Development These cards cover family types, the male and female reproductive system. 4.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? Home Economics: Child DevelopmentGCSEAll boards Created by: Laura TaylorCreated on: 03-10-10 17:44 Nuclear Family A family consisting of Mum, Dad and children. 1 of 23 Reconstituted/step family One parent forms a new partnership with someone else. 2 of 23 Single Parent family Makes all the decisions of the children. 3 of 23 Adoptive family The parent adopts another child from another family. 4 of 23 Shared Care family Two parents are separated and they share the decisions/care of their children. 5 of 23 Same-sex Couples Two people of the same sex either adopt or use a sperm donar or surrogate. 6 of 23 Foster families Temporary care for the children if their parents cannot look after them for a short time. 7 of 23 Extended family Grandparents live with them and help care for the children. 8 of 23 Looked after children Children who are in a children's home or long term foster care. 9 of 23 Testis Produce testorsterone sperm. 10 of 23 Scrotum Bag of skin which testes hang in and to keep cooler. 11 of 23 Vas Deferens (sperm duct) tube that goes to urethra. 12 of 23 Protate glands and Seminal vesicle Add the fuild to the sperm and energy. 13 of 23 Urethra Transportation out of the body. 14 of 23 Penis Placing semen in the vagina of the female 15 of 23 foreskin covers the tip of the penis. It is removed in circumcision. 16 of 23 Uterus Increase from 30g to 1kg in weight during pregancy. It has very muscular walls. 17 of 23 Endometrium Lining of the uterus. Its where the egg implants. If there is no implantation it comes away as a period. 18 of 23 Fallopion tube Link between ovary and uterus. It is where fertilisation takes place. 19 of 23 Funnel Catches the realeased ova. 20 of 23 Ovaries Release the egg (ovalation) and makes the hormones oestrogen and progesterone. 21 of 23 Vagina 10-12 cm. sperm is depoisted at the top of the vagina. 22 of 23 Cervix Ring of muscle. 23 of 23
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