Vocabulary, for all those tricky words!
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Puberty: When a child becomes physically capable of sexual reproduction.
Fetus: An unborn baby.
Organ: A part of the body that performs a specific function.
Ovaries: The part of a woman's body that hold her eggs.
Protein: An essential nutrient we need to grow. Found in meat.
Fallopian Tubes: A pair of tubes in the female reproductive system that transport a woman's eggs from the ovaries to the uterus.
Uterus: An organ inside a female that holds the fetus during pregnancy.
Vagina: A canal between the vulva and the cervix. Where a tampon sits during menstruation and where a penis goes during intercourse.
Vulva: The entrance to the vagina.
Cervix: Separates the vagina and the uterus.
Menstruation: When a woman sheds the lining of her uterus resulting in bleeding out of the vagina.
Breasts: Pair of glands extending from the front of the chest in females.
Pubic Hair: Hair growing in the genital area.
Growth Spurt: Sudden growth in height during puberty.
Penis: The organ of the male reproductive system through which sperm passes out of the body during sexual intercourse. The penis is also used for urination.
Erection: When a man gets sexually excited, his penis becomes hard because it begins to fill with blood.
Ejaculation: When a man releases sperm out of his penis during sexual intercourse.
Wet Dream: When a boy has an erection and ejaculates during his sleep.
Sexual Intercourse: When a man puts his erect penis into a woman's vagina and he ejaculates.
Pregnancy: When a woman carries a baby inside her.
Birth: When pregnancy ends and the baby is born out of the vagina.
Labor: When a woman begins to give birth.
Trimester: During pregnancy there are three trimesters. Three stages of pregnancy.
Epidural: An injection a woman has in her back when she is in labor not to feel that pain of the contractions.
Contractions: A pain the woman feels when the uterus contracts to push the baby out.
Menopause: When a woman is no longer capable of having a child. No longer menstruates.
Hot flashes: A sudden feeling of being hot.
Mood swings: The sudden change in mood.
Naked: Undressed. When someone has no clothes on.
Orgasm: An intense feeling of pleasure during sexual intercourse.
Sperm: The equivalent of a woman's eggs. A sex cell.
Ovulating: When a woman's egg is in the perfect place to be fertilised.
Fertilised: When the egg and sperm meet and become fertilised. Spelt fertilized if you're American or Canadian.
Contraception: Something that stops the egg and sperm meeting to avoid pregnancy and/or STDs.
STDs: Sexually transmitted diseases.
Nutrients: Things our body need to survive. Found in different foods like fruit and meat.
Blood test: When a nurse takes a sample of your blood with a needle.
Pregnancy test: A stick you pee on that changes colour if you're pregnant due to a chemical reaction.
Morning sickness: When a woman feel like vomiting during pregnancy.
Cravings: The urge to eat a certain food.
Gender: Male or female.
Ultra Sound: A machine used to check a baby's health during pregnancy.
Accumulate: Collect.
Caesarean: An operation to take a baby out of a woman.
Surgeon: A doctor who does the operation.
Mucus: A slimy substance.
Umbilical cord: A cord connecting the fetus with the mother and transporting nutrients from the mother and waste from the fetus.
Dilate: To make wider or larger.
Complication: When something unexpected happens.
Numb: The loss of feeling.
Puberty: When a child becomes physically capable of sexual reproduction.
Fetus: An unborn baby.
Organ: A part of the body that performs a specific function.
Ovaries: The part of a woman's body that hold her eggs.
Protein: An essential nutrient we need to grow. Found in meat.
Fallopian Tubes: A pair of tubes in the female reproductive system that transport a woman's eggs from the ovaries to the uterus.
Uterus: An organ inside a female that holds the fetus during pregnancy.
Vagina: A canal between the vulva and the cervix. Where a tampon sits during menstruation and where a penis goes during intercourse.
Vulva: The entrance to the vagina.
Cervix: Separates the vagina and the uterus.
Menstruation: When a woman sheds the lining of her uterus resulting in bleeding out of the vagina.
Breasts: Pair of glands extending from the front of the chest in females.
Pubic Hair: Hair growing in the genital area.
Growth Spurt: Sudden growth in height during puberty.
Penis: The organ of the male reproductive system through which sperm passes out of the body during sexual intercourse. The penis is also used for urination.
Erection: When a man gets sexually excited, his penis becomes hard because it begins to fill with blood.
Ejaculation: When a man releases sperm out of his penis during sexual intercourse.
Wet Dream: When a boy has an erection and ejaculates during his sleep.
Sexual Intercourse: When a man puts his erect penis into a woman's vagina and he ejaculates.
Pregnancy: When a woman carries a baby inside her.
Birth: When pregnancy ends and the baby is born out of the vagina.
Labor: When a woman begins to give birth.
Trimester: During pregnancy there are three trimesters. Three stages of pregnancy.
Epidural: An injection a woman has in her back when she is in labor not to feel that pain of the contractions.
Contractions: A pain the woman feels when the uterus contracts to push the baby out.
Menopause: When a woman is no longer capable of having a child. No longer menstruates.
Hot flashes: A sudden feeling of being hot.
Mood swings: The sudden change in mood.
Naked: Undressed. When someone has no clothes on.
Orgasm: An intense feeling of pleasure during sexual intercourse.
Sperm: The equivalent of a woman's eggs. A sex cell.
Ovulating: When a woman's egg is in the perfect place to be fertilised.
Fertilised: When the egg and sperm meet and become fertilised. Spelt fertilized if you're American or Canadian.
Contraception: Something that stops the egg and sperm meeting to avoid pregnancy and/or STDs.
STDs: Sexually transmitted diseases.
Nutrients: Things our body need to survive. Found in different foods like fruit and meat.
Blood test: When a nurse takes a sample of your blood with a needle.
Pregnancy test: A stick you pee on that changes colour if you're pregnant due to a chemical reaction.
Morning sickness: When a woman feel like vomiting during pregnancy.
Cravings: The urge to eat a certain food.
Gender: Male or female.
Ultra Sound: A machine used to check a baby's health during pregnancy.
Accumulate: Collect.
Caesarean: An operation to take a baby out of a woman.
Surgeon: A doctor who does the operation.
Mucus: A slimy substance.
Umbilical cord: A cord connecting the fetus with the mother and transporting nutrients from the mother and waste from the fetus.
Dilate: To make wider or larger.
Complication: When something unexpected happens.
Numb: The loss of feeling.